Woodruff v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff’s action, instituted June 5, 1937, is to recover moneys paid as special assessments levied in separate proceedings for the widening of Taylor street and south Jefferson street in Chicago. On trial before the court without a jury in 1944, judgment was entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,480.76, the amount of the special assessment paid by him for the widening of Taylor street, and judgment was rendered against the plaintiff and in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s claim in the sum of $7,804.34, paid for the widening of Jefferson street. Defendant appeals from the judgment…