Givins v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. H. Gilmore, Judge,.presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court, confirming a special assessment levied for the improvement of a system of streets in the north-west part of the city of Chicago, including North Sacramento avenue and other streets. Objections to the entry of judgment against his property were filed by the appellant and overruled by the court.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. H. Gilmore, Judge,.presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court, confirming a special assessment levied for the improvement of a system of streets in the north-west part of the city of Chicago, including North Sacramento avenue and other streets. Objections to the entry of judgment against his property were filed by the appellant and overruled by the court. The cause was then submitted to a jury upon the question of benefits, and a verdict was brought in reducing the assessment as to certain property therein named.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The first point, made by the appellant, is that, where the board of local improvements proceeds upon a petition of property owners, its action must be based upon the petition of the owners of at least one-half of the property fronting upon the proposed improvement; and it is alleged, that, in the present case, the total number of signatures, affixed to the petition for the improvement, represent less than one-half of the total frontage of the property upon the improvement. This objection has no force here, because the present improvement is made in the city of Chicago, which has more than…
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- People ex rel. Bussey v. GaulterIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- City of Bloomington v. ReevesIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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