Appellate Court of Illinois April 18, 1983, 4-82-0608 (Moser v. Highway Commissioner)

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the circuit court of Champaign County. The relief sought was to compel the defendant as highway commissioner to pay a drainage assessment in the sum of $156,263.84 together with interest. After a motion to strike was denied, the defendant filed an answer.