Town of New Martinsville v. Shiben

Hatcher, Judge:

This is an aetion to recover tbe cost of paving a sidewalk in front of defendant’s property. Tbe work was done by tbe town under an ordinance wbicb provides that tbe town shall establish tbe grade for pavements, notify and require property owners to lay tbe paving', and, if after a reasonable time an owner fails to do so, lay tbe pavement at tbe owner’s expense. Upon a demurrer to the evidence and a conditional verdict of tbe jury, tbe circuit court entered judgment for tbe plaintiff.

Defendant’s property bad a frontage of one hundred and eighteen feet, which was on tbe…