Kelley v. Morton

Plaintiff brought this suit to enforce the lien of four special tax bills for grading a *297street on which defendant’s lots fronted. Said tax hill were issued by the city of St. Joseph, February 28, 1911. The objection made to the validity of the tax bills is to the estimate made by the city engineer prior to the passage of the ordinance authorizing the work. In all other respects the steps taken by which the work was authorized and the tax bills issued are deemed to be regular. Nor is any contention made that the plaintiff did not do the work in the manner and within the time prescribed by the…