Legal Opinion

Rossiter v. City of Lake Forest

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1894PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. C. W. Upton, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

This is a bill for injunction filed in the court below by appellants against appellees, to restrain the collection of a special assessment.

The following facts appear from the allegations of the bill. The general course of Deerpath avenue in the city of Lake Forest, is east and west. South of, and fronting on it, are adjoining lots, numbered from west to east, 158, 160, 161 and 164. Lot 160 extends south to Illinois avenue, and abutting on 158, 161 and 164, are lots 159, 162 and 163, fronting south on Illinois avenue. Appellants own 160, 161, 162, and the north 50 feet of 163, which they use…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jacksonville & Savanna Railroad v. KidderIllinois Supreme Court · 1859

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Church v. People ex rel. KocherspergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

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