City of East St. Louis v. Illinois State Trust Co.

The city of East St. Louis recovered in the city court of East St. Louis a judgment against appellants in the sum of $1549.16 for the principal, interest and penalties of certain delinquent special assessments levied for the paving of a portion of State street in East St. Louis. In this appeal appellants urge as ground for reversal that by the entry of a personal judgment against them for special assessments, their rights under section 9 of article 9 of the constitution of Illinois were violated.

This judgment in personam was rendered after a forfeiture judgment had been duly entered by the…