City of St. Louis v. Moehlenhoff

DOERNER, Commissioner.

This case comes to the writer on reassignment. It was initiated as an action by the City of St. Louis for the assessment of damages and benefits by reason of a change in the grade of a portion of Robert Avenue, from the west line of Sharp Avenue to the east line of Morganford Road, a distance in excess of 1,600 feet. Two appeals are involved, which were briefed and argued jointly, one by the City, and the other by Joseph Leo Levasseur and LaVerne M. Le-vasseur, his wife.

By ordinances approved on June 25, 1954 and July 1, 1954, the City established the new grade of Robert…