Vandersyde v. People ex rel. Raymond

This opinion is in direct conflict with at least eight decisions of this court, to-wit: People v. Cook, 180 Ill. 341, People v. Clifford, 166 id. 165, Cram v. City of Chicago, 139 id. 265, Warren v. City of Chicago, 118 id. 329, Upton v. People, 176 id. 632, People v. Eggers, 164 id. 515, Bickerdike v. City of Chicago, 185 id. 280, and Gage v. City of Chicago, 191 id. 210. A citizen has a right to subdivide his property in such way as he sees fit, and no municipality can dictate to him how he shall subdivide his land. In making an assessment a city has no authority to subdivide a tract, or…