Fiske v. People ex rel. Raymond
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Orrin N. Carter, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of sale of certain lots, located in Cook county, for the non-payment of a special assessment, levied by the city of Chicago for curbing, grading and paving South Ashland avenue from the street railway right of way on West Twelfth street to the street railway right of way on Twenty-second street.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Orrin N. Carter, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of sale of certain lots, located in Cook county, for the non-payment of a special assessment, levied by the city of Chicago for curbing, grading and paving South Ashland avenue from the street railway right of way on West Twelfth street to the street railway right of way on Twenty-second street. The appellant filed objections to the entry of judgment, and order of sale, against his property, which objections were all overruled. Judgment was entered as prayed for in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First — The first objection, urged by the appellant, is that a certain ordinance, passed by the city of Chicago on October 17,1898, is unconstitutional and void. Among the objections to the entry of judgment and order of sale was objection No. 12, which is as follows: “The county court has no jurisdiction herein, because the original assessment proceedings, which are the basis of the application herein, are contrary to the constitution of the State of Illinois, and are, therefore, void, for the reason that on, to-wit: the 17th day of October, 1898, the city council of the city of Chicago, in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ritchie v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- United States v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Adams v. BrenanIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Leitch v. People ex rel. GannawayIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Chicago Terminal Transfer Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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- Woods v. City of WoburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Siegel v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
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- McChesney v. People ex rel. RaymondIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Christensen v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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