Glos v. Collins
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Remove a Cloud.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902. Appellee was the owner of five certain lots situate in the city of Chicago. In June, 1896, the city passed an ordinance for the improvement of Clifton Park avenue, the cost of which was to be paid by special assessments on the property benefited, to be collected fiq five installments.
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Bill to Remove a Cloud.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902. Appellee was the owner of five certain lots situate in the city of Chicago. In June, 1896, the city passed an ordinance for the improvement of Clifton Park avenue, the cost of which was to be paid by special assessments on the property benefited, to be collected fiq five installments. The assessment was made and it was confirmed by the County Court, the amount assessed against each of said lots being in excess of $300. The first and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
It is conceded that in Foss v. City of Chicago, 184 Ill. 436, the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of confirmation entered by the County Court in the-special assessment proceeding for the improvement of Clifton Park avenue; that the order of reversal was filed in the County Court May 7, 1900; that notwithstanding such order the city afterward caused the premises described in the bill of complaint to be sold for the third installment of said assessment, at which sale appellant Glos became the purchaser.
The County Court had no power to order a sale of the property in question after the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steenberg v. People ex rel. KocherspergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Drake v. OgdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Gage v. GoudyIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Wilmerton v. PhillipsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Foss v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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- Glos v. CannataAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
- Murray v. HagmannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925