Village of Oak Park v. Swigart

The village of Oak Park filed a petition in the county-court of Cook county to levy a special assessment for a local improvement. Certain property owners filed numerous legal objections, and upon the hearing certain of the objections were sustained and the petition was dismissed. The village has appealed from that order.

The improvement provided for by the ordinance, a copy of which was attached to the petition, was for the paving of certain streets therein named with an asphaltic concrete pavement. At the hearing counsel for the objectors stated the objections upon which they expected to…