Pope v. Rich

This case comes to the writer for opinion on reassignment. It is a suit to enforce the lien of a special tax bill for a street improvement. In the trial court plaintiff was awarded judgment for a less sum than that called for by the tax bill; both parties appealed. The Kansas City Court of Appeals, where the appeals were lodged, deeming the conclusions reached by it to be in conflict with Stover v. City of Springfield, 167 Mo. App. 328, certified the cause to this court.

The tax bill was issued by the City of Jefferson April 10, 1916. It recited among other things: that it was issued for work…