Lyon v. Alley
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. The case, as stated by- the court in its opinion* was as follows : This is a suit in equity* brought by the appellee in thé Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to remove clouds from, and to quiet the title to, certain real estate in the city of Washington.
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APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. The case, as stated by- the court in its opinion* was as follows : This is a suit in equity* brought by the appellee in thé Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to remove clouds from, and to quiet the title to, certain real estate in the city of Washington. The property is described as lots 1 to 12, inclusive, square 156, fronting oh the north side of P Street north, between 17th and 18th Streets west, in that city, and was at one time owned in fee simple by the plaintiff, John B. Alley, who subdivided the lots .and sold…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
The court below held —(1) That the act of the common council of November 2, 1869, levying a tax for the paving and curbing pf P Street- in front of the lots involved' in this controversy, created an, inchoate lien upon them which would have been complete had "the assessment been made by the proper officer in conformity with the law and the ordinances upon the subject';(2) That inasmuch as the omission of this lot frpm-the assessment roll was- not made by mistake,, or through igno-' ranee or negligence, but intentionally and at the request of the party then- owning the lots, and as Kilbourn,…
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