Green v. Ward
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Alexandria, rendered March 21st, 1885, on a motion in which John W. Green was plaintiff, and William H. Ward and John T. Hite were defendants. There was judgment for the defendants; and the plaintiff excepted and obtained a writ of error and supersedeas from a judge of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a motion in the court below for an award of execution on a forthcoming bond. The plaintiff, who is the plaintiff in error here, was the owner of certain unimproved lots abutting on Columbus street, in the city of Alexandria. In 1874 he was personally assessed by the city with a special tax of $558.88 for paving, grading, and curbing a section of the said street. This tax remaining unpaid, the city took steps to collect it, and levied on certain rents due the plaintiff on account of other real estate, situate on another street, in a…
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