Bass v. City of Casper
Wyoming Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Natrona County; CyRus 0. BROWN, Judge. Action by "Walter L. Bass .on behalf of himself and of others similarly situated, against the City of Casper and its treasurer to enjoin the collection of special assessments for street improvements and to remove the cloud of title caused by said assessments. There was a judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal. Other material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the District Court, Natrona County; CyRus 0. BROWN, Judge. Action by "Walter L. Bass .on behalf of himself and of others similarly situated, against the City of Casper and its treasurer to enjoin the collection of special assessments for street improvements and to remove the cloud of title caused by said assessments. There was a judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal. Other material facts are stated in the opinion. The only .question involved is one of jurisdiction; the Wyoming statute provides notice and opportunity to obj-ect, 1, to the creation of the district, and 2, to…
1Opinion
ON PETITION POR REHEARING
Blumb, Justice.
1. Counsel for plaintiff have argued one point at greater length than heretofore and have gone into greater details in regard thereto. Their contentions, in short, as we understand them, are these: that under the zone assessment system, as contemplated in Section 1984 of our statute, the outer limit of the fifth zone necessarily is the outer limit, laterally, not only relative to any particular street, but in an absolute sense; that therefore, under, the law, no more than one street, generally speaking, can be embraced in a district.; that in no event…
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