Withnell v. Ruecking Construction Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MISSOURI. The case is stated in the opinion. An ordinance providing for the apportionment of the cost of an improvement must; in order to be valid, provide some rule capable of producing reasonable equality between the parties assessed, and a fair distribution of the taxes proportionately to the benefits received.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MISSOURI. The case is stated in the opinion. An ordinance providing for the apportionment of the cost of an improvement must; in order to be valid, provide some rule capable of producing reasonable equality between the parties assessed, and a fair distribution of the taxes proportionately to the benefits received. Gast Realty Co. v. Schneider Granite Co., 240 U, S. 55; Myles Salt Co. v. Iberia Drainage District, 239 U. S. 478; Wagner v. Baltimore, 239 U. S. 207; St. Louis &. Kansas City Land Co. v. Kansas City, 241 U. S. 419; Houck v. Little River…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The construction company brought suit to enforce the lien of twelve tax-bills issued on account of the cost of paving a portion of Broadway in the City of St. Louis. WithneU, plaintiff in error, is the owner of property assessed, fronting on Broadway, being five lots in City Block No. 2069, five lots in City Block No. 2608, and unplatted property in City Blocks Nos. 2620 and 2621.. The .validity of the tax-bills was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Missouri. 269 Missouri, 546. The case is here because of alleged violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution in assessing…
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- French v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
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- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Embree v. Kansas City & Liberty Boulevard Road DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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