Murphy v. People ex rel. Weiennett

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Peoria county, rendered against certain lots, to pay a special assessment for the improvement of Hamilton street, in the city of Peoria. Various objections were filed by appellants to the application .for judgment, which were all overruled, and judgment rendered as prayed for by the collector.

On the application to confirm the assessment, we held in Murphy v. City of Peoria, 119 Ill. 509, that the notice, as appeared from the affidavit of service, was not- sufficient to confer jurisdiction of the persons of those who did not appear,…