Legal Opinion

Doran v. City of Murphysboro

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Jackson county; the Hon. W. F. Ellis, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Jackson county overruling certain objections of property owners and confirming a special assessment for paving cer- ■ tain streets in the city of Murphysboro with brick, on a five-inch Portland cement concrete foundation, at an estimated cost of $48,091.49. The entire cost was assessed against the property owners.

The ordinance for this improvement was passed May 3, 1906. The petition to levy the assessment was filed in the county court, and thereafter objections to the same. On June 27, 1906, a motion was made by appellee to have the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hulbert v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Bickerdike v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Jones v. Town of Lake ViewIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Lyman v. Town of CiceroIllinois Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Gage v. Village of WilmetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Harmon v. Village of ArthurIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  3. City of Chicago v. HuleattIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  4. City of Chicago v. Illinois Malleable Iron Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1907

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