Legal Opinion · Dissent

Berman v. Board of Education

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1935No. 22834. Reversed and remandedPublished

1DissentJustice Shaw

It is my opinion that the legislation which we are considering could be, and ought to be, sustained; that the legislature had the power, under the constitution, to permit the issuance of bonds for the purpose intended; that the opposite result of this case would be for the direct financial welfare of approximately one-half .the people of Illinois, and that the cases cited and reasons given for the judgment reached do not sustain it. I am therefore respectfully dissenting from the view of the majority and will briefly state my reasons.

It is first argued by counsel for the appellant that there…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. City of Springfield v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  2. City of Chicago v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Hagler v. SmallIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Washingtonian Home v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Taylor v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1866

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