Granite Bituminous Paving Co. v. McManus
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Courtr~Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) The attempted statutory dedication of West avenue by Baker, in filing for record a duly acknowledged plat, and tbe recognition of said plat by Camilla McManus in taking and recording deeds to property in which deeds reference was made to the plat, and in not returning the property, designated on the plat as West avenue, for taxation, or paying any taxes thereon for many years, and the acts of the city in…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Courtr~Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) The attempted statutory dedication of West avenue by Baker, in filing for record a duly acknowledged plat, and tbe recognition of said plat by Camilla McManus in taking and recording deeds to property in which deeds reference was made to the plat, and in not returning the property, designated on the plat as West avenue, for taxation, or paying any taxes thereon for many years, and the acts of the city in making official plats or maps setting forth West avenue as a street, both before and after the sale under the trustee’s…
1Opinion of the Court
ROY, C.
This action was begun in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis for the enforcement of a special tax lien against the north half of city block 3920 for the construction of West Pine boulevard, which runs along the north boundary of the property.
There was a judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendants have appealed.
We will not set out the pleadings, as they are broad enough to include all propositions covered by the evidence.
In 1874 Robert Baker was the owner of all of said block, which was 1366.17 feet long east and west, by 446 feet 4% inches north and south, containing about…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Granite Bituminous Paving Co. v. McManusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
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