Village of Wilmette v. People ex rel. Farm Land Mortgage, Co.

Mr. Justicio Boggs

delivered the opinion of the court:

This was a petition filed in the circuit court of Cook county by the appellee company for a writ of mandamus commanding the appellant village to cause a supplemental special assessment to be made and levied on certain real estate in said village for the purpose of paying a special assessment voucher of which the appellee relator was the owner. The cause was heard upon a stipulated state of facts and judgment was entered granting the prayer of the petition, and the village has appealed.

The facts are, that on the 14th day of September, 1892,…