Mullins v. City of El Dorado

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This action was instituted by the owners of three tracts of land to enjoin the City of El Dorado from proceeding to levy and collect special assessments made against plaintiffs’ properties for financing the construction of a sanitary sewer system. From a judgment of the lower court granting plaintiffs injunctive relief, the defendant city has appealed.

In May 1962, the plaintiffs, with the exception of Minnie E. Mullins, joined other landowners in petitioning the city governing body to provide their properties with sanitary sewers.…