Damron v. City of Huntington
West Virginia Supreme Court
Certified Questions from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Suit for injunction by M. D. Damron against tbe City of Huntington and others. Demurrer to bill sustained, and question of its sufficiency certified by the circuit court.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
This is a suit to enjoin the collection of certain paving certificates issued by the defendant City of Huntington against a lot owned by the plaintiff in that city, covering the cost of paving in front of said lot, and to have the lien of said assessment removed and cancelled as^ a cloud upon his title, upon the ground that the paving did not benefit the lot, and that the contract for the paving was let by the city to its co-defendant herein, the Stender Construction Company, for a sum largely in excess of the reasonable cost of the work. The court below sustained a demurrer to…
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