Quick v. Village of River Forest

Citations

• 130 Ill. 323
• 22 N.E. 816

Syllabus

<p>1. Special assessments,—notice of application for confirmation— •waiver of defects therein. The voluntary appearance of objectors in a proceeding to confirm a special assessment, and the filing of objections on the merits, \will be held to be a \waiver of defects in the notice of the application for confirmation.</p> <p>2. Same—witnesses—competency of commissioners to impeach their own report. Commissioners appointed by a city or village council or board of trustees to make special assessments of benefits to real estate by a proposed local public improvement, can not be called as witnesses to impeach their report by showing that they failed to discharge their duties, after such report has been acted upon and approved by the proper municipal authorities.</p> <p>3. Same—evidence—declarations of commissioners to impeach their report. The declarations of commissioners appointed to make special assessments are inadmissible in evidence to impeach their report, on objection made to the confirmation of such report.</p>