Legal Opinion

Gleason v. Barnett

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 5, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Case 104 — Action by J. R. Gleason against Andrew Barnett and Others to Enforce a Lien foe the Cost of Street Improvement. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, LAW AND EQUITY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff against the City of Louisville, and Plaintiff and the City of Louisville Separately Appeal. STATEMENT. The opinion of the court on the former appeal, Gleason v. Barnett, 20 Ky.

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Case 104 — Action by J. R. Gleason against Andrew Barnett and Others to Enforce a Lien foe the Cost of Street Improvement. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, LAW AND EQUITY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff against the City of Louisville, and Plaintiff and the City of Louisville Separately Appeal. STATEMENT. The opinion of the court on the former appeal, Gleason v. Barnett, 20 Ky. Law Rep., 1794, held that the petition of the appellees was sufficient and! that the court below erred -in slustalaing a demurrer thereto. On the return of the case to the court below the case turned upon the…

1Opinion of the Court

*895Opinion of the court by

JUDGE O’REAR

Affirming.

Appellant, J. E. Gleason, as contractor, under a contract made with the city of Louisville for the construction of a section of Highland avenue between Broadway and Everett, brought this suit against appellees, Andrew Barnett and others, upon the apportionment warrants issued against the respective abutting lot owners for the work done. The city of Louisville was also made a party defendant. The petition alleged that the work named was the original construction of the section of the street named, and was in accordance with an ordinance duly passed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gleason v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
  2. S.F. Gas Co. v. City of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856
  3. Skinner v. Lake View Avenue Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1870

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Crowe v. BoyleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Massey v. City of Bowling GreenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1925
  3. Robertson v. Southern Bitulithic Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  4. City of Hickman v. HelmCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936

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