City of Greenville v. Hart

STANDEY, Commissioner.

Street paving bonds were issued by the City of Greenville during the period 1924 to 1928. KRS 94.580. See Shaver v. Rice, 209 Ky. 467, 273 S.W. 48. In July, 1941, this suit was instituted against the city by Charles L. Hart to recover the amount of unpaid bonds. The statute and the bonds themselves made the city a .trustee to collect them by enforcing, .the liens on the abutting property, and this action is for damages for refusing and negligently failing to perform .that duty. City of Prestonsburg v. People’s State Bank, 255 Ky. 252, 72 S.W.2d 1043; City of Catlettsburg…