City of Sedalia ex rel. Gilsonite Construction Co. v. Scott
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court.— Hon. George F. Long an, Judge. (1) A paper produced from the files of the city clerk, and purporting to be a remonstrance against a street improvement, and purporting to be signed by forty-three persons, does not prove itself, and is not competent evidence that the persons whose names appear thereon ever signed the paper or authorized any other person to sign for them; and is not competent evidence that such persons own property abutting…
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Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court.— Hon. George F. Long an, Judge. (1) A paper produced from the files of the city clerk, and purporting to be a remonstrance against a street improvement, and purporting to be signed by forty-three persons, does not prove itself, and is not competent evidence that the persons whose names appear thereon ever signed the paper or authorized any other person to sign for them; and is not competent evidence that such persons own property abutting upon the street improved and liable to taxation therefor; and is not competent evidence that such persons reside in the…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This is an action based on a special taxbill for street paving in the city of Sedalia. The bill is one of a number of others issued against the property of different property owners abutting on the improvement. One of these property owners brought a suit in equity to declare void the bill issued against his property. In that case, on appeal to this court, it was decided that the bill was invalid. Knopfi v. Roofing & *600Paving Co., 92 Mo. App. 279. Suit in this and sixteen other cases was brought at law against other property-owners by the holder of the taxbills for the same improvement. The…
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- Ogden City v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Holt v. City CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Corley v. . McElmeelNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. YoungSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Zimmerman v. SnowdenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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- City of Sedalia ex rel. Gilsonite Construction Co. v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- City of Sedalia ex rel. Gilsonite Construction Co. v. MontgomeryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
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