Frago v. City of Irondale

LOZIER, Commissioner.

Plaintiffs sued to cancel tax bills, totaling $10,202.75, issued by defendant city against plaintiffs’ properties for street work. Plaintiffs have appealed from an adverse judgment. This court has jurisdiction as the record affirmatively shows that the “amount in dispute, exclusive of costs,” exceeds $7,-500. Art. V, § 3, Const., 2 V.A.M.S.; Cooper v. School District of Kansas City, 362 Mo. 49, 239 S.W.2d 509.

Plaintiffs-appellants here contend that the ordinances under which the tax bills were issued unlawfully proyided that the costs of the work be paid out of the city’s…