Village of Louisville v. Webster

delivered tlie opinion of the Court:

This was a proceeding under section 3 of an ordinance of the village of Louisville, in which there was judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff (the village)' appealed.

The first section of the ordinance establishes fire limits, which embrace that portion of the village immediately surrounding and cornering on the public square, and prohibits the erection or repair of any wooden building within the prescribed limits without permission. Section 2 is: f “When any building standing, fronting or cornering on the public square shall become damaged by fire,…