Benoist v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Jlppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Petition filed by the respondents to enjoin the appellant from selling land for taxes alleged to be illegal. The cause was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts.
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Jlppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Petition filed by the respondents to enjoin the appellant from selling land for taxes alleged to be illegal. The cause was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts. The facts agreed upon were substantially as follows : ££ That the property upon which the taxes were levied was first brought within the limits of the city by the charter of 1841 ; that the conditions of the 17th section of article 7, of the charter of 1841, were not complied with until the 25th day of October, 1850 ; that, for the year 1850, real estate within the ££ old…
1Opinion of the CourtGamble, Judge
1. The parties in this case agreed upon and signed a written statement of facts, and at the end of it, stated the questions ■ of law which they desired the court to consider and decide. These questions are thus stated: “ the only questions presented for the consideration of the court on the above facts are, 1. Whether the city could demand or collect more than one-sixteenth of one per cent, for any part of the year 1850 ; 2. Whether, in this case, the city is required to levy and collect taxes according to the calendar year, or a year beginning on the second Monday of April and ending on the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of St. Louis v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1850
3Cited by3 opinions
- Daly v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Hill v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
- Searles v. LumMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899