Mecartney v. City of Chicago

Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley

delivered the opinion of the court.

By the first proposition of law submitted by the plaintiff and marked “held” by the trial court, the court held, as a matter of law, that the city had been negligent, prior to the bringing of the present action, in performing its duty to levy, collect and pay over such special assessments as it lawfully could to the owners of said condemnation awards for the property taken. By the second proposition of law the court held, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff had proved a valid cause of action against the defendant for…