State ex rel. Eaton v. District Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Writ of certiorari issued from the supreme court upon relation of Charles Eaton and others, directed to the district court for Ramsey county and Honorable Olin B. Rewis one of the judges thereof, to review a judgment of that court entered over the objections of relators, upon a reassessment by the board of public works of the city of St. Paul for the paving of Chestnut street in that city.
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Writ of certiorari issued from the supreme court upon relation of Charles Eaton and others, directed to the district court for Ramsey county and Honorable Olin B. Rewis one of the judges thereof, to review a judgment of that court entered over the objections of relators, upon a reassessment by the board of public works of the city of St. Paul for the paving of Chestnut street in that city. The following map of a portion of the assessment district illustrates the contentions of appellants:
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Tn 1899, under the former city charter, the city council of St. Paul instituted proceedings for the paving of Chestnut street, from Seventh street to the levee on the Mississippi river, and work was completed during that year. To meet the expenses of the improvement an assessment was levied by the board of public works of $5.18 per front foot on the abutting property, amounting in the aggregate to $15,696.-44. Owners of 929 feet abutting on the street of the improvement paid the assessment, and the owners of the remaining 2,101.2 feet front objected, and the district court denied the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- State ex rel. Shannon v. Judges of District Court of Eleventh Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- City of St. Paul v. MullenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- State ex rel. City of St. Paul v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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