Good v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Allen G. / Southern, Judge. (1) The statute gives a lien for general taxes on real estate superior to all other liens. R. S. 1909, sec. 11339; Finkelstein v. Baxter, 114 Mo. 493; Brown v. Brown, 124 Mo. 791; Allen v. McCabe, 93 Mo. 138; Williams v. Hudson, 93 Mo. 524; G-etchell v. Kleider, 84 Mo. 472; R. S. 1909, sec. 11483. (2) The same lien is provided in favor of cities for general taxes.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Allen G. / Southern, Judge. (1) The statute gives a lien for general taxes on real estate superior to all other liens. R. S. 1909, sec. 11339; Finkelstein v. Baxter, 114 Mo. 493; Brown v. Brown, 124 Mo. 791; Allen v. McCabe, 93 Mo. 138; Williams v. Hudson, 93 Mo. 524; G-etchell v. Kleider, 84 Mo. 472; R. S. 1909, sec. 11483. (2) The same lien is provided in favor of cities for general taxes. R, S. 1909, secs. 11516, 11517; Charter of Kansas City, sec. 19, art. 5, p. 227; Merriweather v. Overly, 228 Mo. 218; Construction Co. v. Ice Rink Co., 242 Mo.…
1Opinion of the Court
I. Suit on a special tax-bill issued to a contractor for constructing curbing in front of a certain lot in Kansas City, alleged in the petition to be owned by the defendant.
Defendant's answer set up that defendant was the owner of said property, under a city collector's tax-deed issued to him as the purchaser of said property at a sale thereof by said city for the delinquent city taxes of the year 1914, and that Section 39 of Article V of the charter of said city, providing that the title conveyed thereby should be subject to all unpaid special taxes and assessments which were a lien thereon,…
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