City of Charlotte v. Brown
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Harding, J., at Spring. Term, 1914, of MECKLENBURG. Controversy without action. From a judgment for the defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBroww, J.
This is a controversy without action to determine the validity of a local assessment.
The .city of Charlotte, by virtue of its charter of 1911, section 7 (9-12), made a special assessment against the lot of the defendant, amounting to $697, located on the corner of East Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue, in the city of Charlotte, fronting 50 feet on East Boulevard, and running back 150 feet along Cleveland Avenue. The lot was included in two improvement districts. The frontage on East Boulevard was assessed at $268, and the depth fronting on Cleveland Avenue was assessed for $429, making the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Second Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church to Vacate an AssessmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. WattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- State v. . BeanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- Batty v. City of HastingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1901
- Pullen v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
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- Ballard v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Idol v. . HanesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
- City of Charlotte v. AlexanderSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Tarboro v. . ForbesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- City of Winston-Salem v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
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