City of St. Louis v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Si. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action on a special tax bill brought under an act of the General Assembly of 1857. The petition alleged that the defendant was the owner of a certain lot of land in St. Louis; that, under city ordinance No. 4688, Stadler and Decker contracted with the city to do certain macadamizing on Devolsey street, in front of the defendant’s lot; that, in pursuance of said contract, said Stadler and Decker did the work and labor, and…
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Appeal from Si. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action on a special tax bill brought under an act of the General Assembly of 1857. The petition alleged that the defendant was the owner of a certain lot of land in St. Louis; that, under city ordinance No. 4688, Stadler and Decker contracted with the city to do certain macadamizing on Devolsey street, in front of the defendant’s lot; that, in pursuance of said contract, said Stadler and Decker did the work and labor, and furnished the materials, “ as will fully appear by reference to certificate filed with the petition; ” that the amount of…
1Opinion of the CourtLovelace, Judge
This is an action to recover a special tax bill assessed against the defendant by the city engineer, under the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, approved January 16,1860 — Sess. Acts 1859-60, p. 382.
The first objection made by the defendant is that the tax certificate of the engineer was not proven ; but, upon examining the evidence, it appears that the engineer himself testifies that he signed the certificate as engineer.
The second objection is to the first instruction given by the court in behalf of the plaintiffs. The court instructed the jury, that “the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of St. Louis ex rel. Lohrum v. CoonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- City of St. Louis ex rel. Carroll v. HardySupreme Court of Missouri · 1864
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- Gallaher v. BartlettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1896