McGrew v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

Two proceedings were begun by James McGrew to enjoin the levy and collection of a special assessment upon his property for the paving and curbing of a portion of Fifth street in Kansas City, Kan. One of them was an attack on the paving proceeding against that city, and the other was an attack on the curbing, and both were brought before any work was begun, and within thirty days after the *62cost of the proposed improvements had been ascertained and apportioned. McGrew owned a tract of unplatted land of irregular form which had streets on all…