Ludlow v. City of Ludlow
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Suit by William S. Uudlow and another against, the City of Ludlow and others for injunction. From a dismissal of the petition as not stating a cause of action, plaintiffs appeal.
1Per curiam
This case concerns the validity of an assessment proposed to be levied for a street improvement, and is determinable according to a distinction existing in Kentucky between original construction and reconstruction of municipal highways. The first of these terms signifies an improvement made at the expense of the abutting property holders, and the second denotes subsequent maintenance at *560the expense of the general taxpayers. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the first method, and to enforce the second, with respect to the improvement' in question. Defendants moved to dismiss the petition, for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCoy v. CarranCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Sparks v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Carran v. City of LudlowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- City of Louisville v. StollCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914