Forsythe v. City of Chicago

Citations

• 62 Ill. 304

Syllabus

<p>1. Special assessment—prior assessment in bar. On application for judgment against certain lots to enforce collection of a special assessment for opening a street, it was urged that the ordinance under which the assessment was made, was void on account of a prior proceeding for opening the street, and making an assessment therefor, which was claimed to be valid. The lot owner did not show that a warrant had ever issued on the first assessment : Held, that he should have introduced the record, showing that the first assessment was in conformity with the statute ; because if there was not a valid confirmation of a valid assessment, it was not conclusive upon the city.</p>