City of Jefferson v. Curry

Winslow, C.

This is an action by the City of Jefferson, a municipal corporation, for corporation taxes, assessed in the name of William A. Curry, against certain lots described in the petition, for several years between 1866 and 1874, of which real estate, it is alleged, the other defend*231ants have since become the owners. The petition was drawn upon the theory that the city had a lien upon the property for these taxes, which it could enforce against it in the hands of subsequent purchasers. In the case of the City of Jefferson v. Whipple, 71. Mo. 519, it was held that this lien did not exist,…