City of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Barber Asphalt Co. v. Wells

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

This is an appeal from the entry of judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense to a scire facie sur municipal lien for the cost of street paving apportioned according to the front-foot rule. The defense interposed was that the paving for which the assessment was levied was not an original paving of Durham Street. The affidavit avers upon information and belief derived from examination of official records of the Highway Bureau of the city, the ordinances of Council and the original owners of property abutting the aforesaid street, as well as the original…