Cooper v. Nevin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 12 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM LOUISVILLE LAW AND EQUITY COURT. 1. In taxing for local improvements the square is the taxing district, and each square must pay for its contiguous street. (Schmelz v. Giles, 12 JBush, 491; McQuillan v. City of Lexington, 9 Dana, 513; Orayeroft v. Selvage, 10 Bush; Johnston v. Ferrill, 8 Ky.
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Case 12 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM LOUISVILLE LAW AND EQUITY COURT. 1. In taxing for local improvements the square is the taxing district, and each square must pay for its contiguous street. (Schmelz v. Giles, 12 JBush, 491; McQuillan v. City of Lexington, 9 Dana, 513; Orayeroft v. Selvage, 10 Bush; Johnston v. Ferrill, 8 Ky. Law Rep., 216.) Any territory bounded on all sides by principal streets is a square, and the squares may vary in depth or length without losing their character as squares. (Bradley v. McAtee, 7 Bush, 667; Broadway Baptist Church v. McAtee, 8 Bush, 508; Thomasson v.…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The ordinance in question was passed in accordance with the provisions of the city charter, and the only trouble arises from the manner in which the burden *88of payment was imposed on the property bordering on the improvement. Each subdivision of territory, bounded on all sides by principal streets, is ordinarily .deemed a square, and such is the provision of the city charter; still the territory between the streets may be of such dimensions, covering a large area, as would show not only the necessity but • the certainty that such an area must at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Caldwell v. RupertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1873
- Loeser v. ReddCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
- Stengel v. PrestonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
- Schmelz v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1877
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- Long v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
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