Uhrig v. City of St. Louis

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Uhrig, being the owner of a lot of ground on Washington avenue, brought this suit to enjoin the collection of benefits assessed against his property for the opening of a part of said avenue. The city council passed an ordinance for the opening of part of that avenue, and the land commissioner called a jury to assess the damages suffered by those whose property was proposed to be taken, and also assess benefits to pay those damages — part of which benefits were assessed against the city, and the residue against the adjoining proprietors, of whom plaintiff…