State ex rel. Lewis v. District Court of Ramsey County
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Certiorari. The city of St. Raul, having through its council and board of public works made an assessment to pay for grading Rice ■street, applied to the district court for Ramsey county, upon due notice, for judgment against certain property -which had been assessed and on which the assessments were not paid.
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Certiorari. The city of St. Raul, having through its council and board of public works made an assessment to pay for grading Rice ■street, applied to the district court for Ramsey county, upon due notice, for judgment against certain property -which had been assessed and on which the assessments were not paid. Upon the application before Brill, J., the relators, owners of certain of the assessed property, appeared and objected to judgment'for the reasons stated in the opinion. Evidence was introduced in support of the objections, and judgment was ordered against the property. The relators…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
Certiorari to review the judgment and proceedings of the district court upon an application by the city of St. Paul, under its charter, for judgment upon an assessment for grading Rice street. On the trial below the city introduced the assessment warrant and rested. That made a prima facie case under section 54, chapter 7, of the charter of the city, (Sp. Laws 1874, c. 1, as amended by Sp. Laws 1875, c. 1, § 15.)
The relator makes here, as we understand him, substantially these objections to the assessments, all of which were made in the court below : First. The order of the common council to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. Board of Public WorksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Carpenter v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
3Cited by7 opinions
- Diamond v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- In re Improvement of Lake of the Isles ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- State ex rel. Hughes v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Village of Medford v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State ex rel. Powell v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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