City of Covington v. Dressman

These were suits by Dressman, as contractor, against the lot-owners and city, to recover an assessment for improving certain districts of certain streets in Covington, under ordinances of the city council; which ordinances, and all the council proceedings thereon, are made part of his petition.

The ordinance for improvement was passed upon the petition of a majority of the lot-owners, some of the defendants being among the petitioners.

A demurrer was sustained as to the lot-owners, and the petitions as to them dismissed, but overruled as to the- city, and judgment rendered against her; and this…