Lichtenwalter v. City of Akron

The plaintiff, an abutting property owner on Spicer Street in the City of Akron, for himself and other abutting owners on said street, brought a suit in equity in the Summit Common Pleas to enjoin the collection of certain special assessments levied upon said property for the purpose of paying for certain improvements made by the city in said street. The lower court upon the hearing, found that a portion of the assessment was improper and enjoined the collection of same.

The city officials not being satisfied with the judgment of that court, have appealed, and the case was heard in this court…