Village of Millstadt v. Bereitschaft

The village of Millstadt filed its petition in the county court of St. Clair county for the condemnation of a right of way for an outlet sewer and for the confirmation of a special assessment to pay the cost of a sanitary sewer system. A number of land owners appeared and filed legal objections; certain of the objections were sustained and the petition was dismissed. The village prosecutes this appeal from the order of dismissal.

Millstadt is a village in St. Clair county and has approximately one thousand inhabitants. Workmen engaged in various occupations and retired farmers compose a…