Long v. City of Monroe

This appeal involves the validity of special assessments levied against appellees’ properties incident to widening Monroe street in the city of Monroe. The city charter provides that an improvement of this type shall not be ordered “unless the owners of a majority of the frontage to be' assessed shall petition therefor (section 161).” In the circuit court decree was entered restraining the assessments on the ground, among others, that the petitions for the improvement did not contain valid signatures of the owners of sufficient frontage to comply with the requirements of the city charter.…