City of Chicago v. Nodeck
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. W. T. Hodson, Judge, presiding. > This is a petition, filed by the city of Chicago on August 10, 1901, in the -county court of Cook county, praying that steps be taken to levy a special assessment for the improvement of South Canal street from the south line of West Harrison street to the northwesterly line of the right of way of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad on Lumber street, by plastering curb walls,…
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. W. T. Hodson, Judge, presiding. > This is a petition, filed by the city of Chicago on August 10, 1901, in the -county court of Cook county, praying that steps be taken to levy a special assessment for the improvement of South Canal street from the south line of West Harrison street to the northwesterly line of the right of way of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad on Lumber street, by plastering curb walls, curbing with limestone curb-stones, grading and {laving with granite blocks. The petition sets out the ordinance, which…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
The present assessment proceeding was instituted for the purpose of defraying the cost of paving a part of South Canal street with granite blocks. The appellees, objectors below, introduced, as a defense under their objections, a former judgment, confirming a special assessment levied for the purpose of paving a large part of South Canal street with vitrified brick, and relied upon such former judgment as a res judicata, and set the same up as a bar to the prosecution of the present proceeding.
The appellant relies, for reversal of the judgment of the court below, upon the contention, first,…
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