City of Sedalia v. Coleman
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. G. F. Longan, Judge. (1) The fact that the defendant had paid the costs of improving the street in front of his property and his proportion of the cross street east of him does not relieve him from paying his share of the costs of improving the intersection of the street lying west of his property. The legislature had the power to amend the charter and change the methods of imposing the benefits of the work.
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Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. G. F. Longan, Judge. (1) The fact that the defendant had paid the costs of improving the street in front of his property and his proportion of the cross street east of him does not relieve him from paying his share of the costs of improving the intersection of the street lying west of his property. The legislature had the power to amend the charter and change the methods of imposing the benefits of the work. Parrar v. St. Louis, 80 Mo. 393; Express Co. v. St. Joseph, 66 Mo. 680. (1) The finding of the court was right. There can be no lien imposed…
1Opinion of the Court
ELLISON, J".
This is an action on a special tax bill issued in part payment for paving a street in the city of Sedalia, a city of the third class and governed by the laws of 1893, page 65. The judgment in the trial court was for defendant.
Defendant is the owner of a lot at the northeast corner of Seventh street and Grand avenue in said city which has a frontage of fifty-five feet on the former street. In 1892 (under provisions of the General Statutes, section 1495) Seventh street was paved from a point beginning on the east line of Grand avenue, and running thence east several blocks.…
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