City of St. Louis ex rel. Lohrum v. Coons
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The petition alleges, 1. That the defendant is the owner and in possession of a certain lot particularly described. 2. That the City of St. Louis, by authority of ordinance 4517, (not set out nor described or cited in any way,) contracted with said Lohrum for the macadamizing of a street, for the improvement of said street, in front of and adjoining defendant’s property. 3. That said Lohrum performed said work in a skillful manner in…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The petition alleges, 1. That the defendant is the owner and in possession of a certain lot particularly described. 2. That the City of St. Louis, by authority of ordinance 4517, (not set out nor described or cited in any way,) contracted with said Lohrum for the macadamizing of a street, for the improvement of said street, in front of and adjoining defendant’s property. 3. That said Lohrum performed said work in a skillful manner in accordance with his contract. 4. That said work, under laws then existing, was chargeable to the property adjoining and in…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, Judge
The petition which was filed in the St. Louis Circuit Court on the first day of August, 1860, appears to have stated all the facts which were necessary to constitute a cause of action against the defendant, founded upon the special tax bill. The answer specifically denied all the material allegations. The plaintiffs proved that the city engineer had charge of all work of the kind specified in the certified tax bill. He then read the certified bill in evidence, the defence, and excepting, and closed his case. The defendant asked the court to instruct the jury to find for the defendant. The…
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