Town of Pineville v. Yates

By virute of the authority conferred by Act N'o. 147 of 1902 and amendments, the municipal authorities of the Town of Pineville paved the sidewalk along the north side of what is designated in the ordinances as Singer street and assessed the cost thereof against the owners of the property« abutting said street.

The defendant owned two lots abutting said' street, and his proportionate part of the cost was fixed by ordinance at $189.19. Upon his refusal to pay. the amount the town brought this suit.

The defense is that the so-called Singer street is nothing more than a private alley and owned by…