Legal Opinion

Kilgallen v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1903PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. L. C. Ruth, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hand

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the county court of Cook county confirming a special assessment for the improvement of a system of streets in the city of Chicago, known as the West Montrose avenue system.

It was contended on the hearing, which contention is renewed here, that the estimate of the engineer of the cost of the improvement was not made a part of the record of the first resolution of the board of local improvements, and that by reason of such fact the ordinance providing for the improvement was void, and that a judgment of confirmation could not be properly entered…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Sterling v. GaltIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Village of Hyde Park v. SpencerIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Clarke v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Bickerdike v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lanphere v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Chicago Union Traction Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Clark v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Hoffman v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1912

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