City of Lincoln v. Chicago & Alton Railroad

This was a proceeding brought by the city of Lincoln in the-county court of Logan county in March, 1913, to levy a special assessment for paving with brick Chicago street, in that city, between Clinton and Pekin streets,— about three blocks. Legal objections were filed by appellant and overruled. Trial was then had before a jury on the question of benefits, and judgment was entered on the verdict confirming the assessment. This appeal followed.

The main line of the appellant company passes through the city of Lincoln in a north-easterly direction, just westerly of the proposed improvement. The…