Legal Opinion

Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. Hezel

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 27, 1900PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Transferred from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The maintenance ordinance, sec. 56J, Revised Ordinance, is a valid enactment, and so, also, is ordinance No. 17151, under which 'the work was done. Seaboard Bank v. Woesten, 147 Mo. 467; Morse v. Westport, 110 Mo. 509; St. Louis v. Schoenbusch, 95 Mo'. 622; State v. Inhab. of Trenton, 20 AÜ. Rep. 1076; Elliott, Roads & Streets, 335; 1 Kent, Com. 464; Bishop, Stat. Grim. 127; Johnson’s case, 1 Greenl. (Me.) 230; Suth.

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Transferred from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The maintenance ordinance, sec. 56J, Revised Ordinance, is a valid enactment, and so, also, is ordinance No. 17151, under which 'the work was done. Seaboard Bank v. Woesten, 147 Mo. 467; Morse v. Westport, 110 Mo. 509; St. Louis v. Schoenbusch, 95 Mo'. 622; State v. Inhab. of Trenton, 20 AÜ. Rep. 1076; Elliott, Roads & Streets, 335; 1 Kent, Com. 464; Bishop, Stat. Grim. 127; Johnson’s case, 1 Greenl. (Me.) 230; Suth. St. Const., sec. 341; Grover v. Iluekins, 26 Mich. 476; Dullam v. Wilson, 53 Mich. 393; Railroad v. Railroad, 31 Kan. 660;…

1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.

This is an action to recover the amount of a special tax bill assessed by the proper authorities of the city of St. Louis against the property of defendants abutting on Jefferson avenue, in favor of the plaintiff, for work done in reconstructing and paving said avenue. Upon a trial in the circuit court judgment was rendered for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed to this court. Upon'a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction the case was transferred to the St. Louis Court of Appeals (138 Mo. 228), where the judgment of the circuit court was reversed, in pursuance of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Verdin v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
  2. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. UllmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  3. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. HezelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  4. People ex rel. Hall v. MaherNew York Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Seaboard National Bank v. WoestenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Wolfmeyer v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  2. Allen v. LabsapSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  3. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. MunnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  4. Shake v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Seaboard National Bank v. WoestenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903

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