Hager v. Melton
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit by Nancy Hager against J. J. Melton, Sheriff, the City of Charleston, and others. Decree for plaintiff, and the city appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, Judge:
The City of Charleston complains of a decree of the circuit court of Kanawha county, perpetually enjoining the sheriff of said county from selling certain lots, owned by Nancy J. Hager, to enforce the city’s lien thereon for street paving. The property was certified to the Auditor of the State, as delinquent for non-payment of these assessments, and he certified it to the sheriff of the county for sale as if delinquent for non-payment of ordinary taxes. The sale was enjoined, not merely for irregularity in the sale proceeding, such as defective notice or the like, but also…
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