Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. Ullman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Platte Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. Hebndon, Judge. Plaintiff had judgment in the circuit court on two special tax bills for an amount in excess of $2,500. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal from Platte Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. Hebndon, Judge. Plaintiff had judgment in the circuit court on two special tax bills for an amount in excess of $2,500. Defendant appealed. The bills were based on an ordinance, approved, June 27,1887, as follows: “special obdinance no. 280. “An ordinance to provide for the paving of Sixth street from the north line of Hall street to the north line of Atchison street, with Trinidad sheet asphaltum and for the setting of the curb to the proper line and grade. “Beit ordained by the Common Council of the city of St. Joseph, as follows: “Section 1.…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
The action is upon special tax bills issued in regular form for an improvement on Sixth street in the city of St. Joseph. The statement opening the report of this appeal gives a sufficient outline of the ordinance and contract. The defenses to the bills will be severally taken up.
1. The plaintiff offered in evidence the special tax bills sued upon, with proof of the signature of the city engineer who issued them. Such a tax bill is by statute invested with the force of “prima facie evidence of the validity of the bill, of the doing of the work,” etc., “and of the liability of the property to…
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