Fruin-Bambrick Construction Co. v. Geist
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) If the board believed that the remonstrance was not signed by a majority of the owners of property, it was not necessary to give the remonstrance any notice.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) If the board believed that the remonstrance was not signed by a majority of the owners of property, it was not necessary to give the remonstrance any notice. Appellant’s contention is that such finding of fact on the part of the board is final and conclusive upon all parties to this action; that the legislature made the board of public improvements the sole judges to determine the questions of fact involved in deciding whether the remonstrance is or is not signed by the owners of a major part of the property along…
1Opinion of the CourtBiggs, J.
The appellant is a business corporation and seeks to charge the property of the respondents with the amount of a special tax bill, for work done by the appellant in the improvement of an alley in the city of St. Louis. The work was done under a contract with the city, and the *511contract purports to have been entered into and authorized by ordinance No. 13798. The parties to the action waived a jury; the cause was submitted to the court, and, ■upon the evidence adduced, a judgment was entered for :the defendants. No instructions were asked or given. The appellant in due time filed its motion for…
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