New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. City of Hammond
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Porter Circuit Court; John F. McClure, Special Judge. Appeal by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company from a street assessment made by the City of Hammond. Prom a judgment against such company, it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The city of Hammond caused one of its streets to be improved and macadamized in accordance with the provisions of the act of March 11, 1901 (Acts 1901, p. 534, §§3623a-3623h Burns 1901), for which an assessment of $6,842 was made against appellant’s property. Appellant filed, within the time allowed, a statement of its grievances, alleging: (1) That the proceedings for the improvement were invalid; (2) that the benefits assessed against appellant’s property were too high; (3) that its property was not benefited by the improvements; (4) that the assessment against its property was too high in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Lafayette v. NagleIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Dickson v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Smith v. Indianapolis & St. Louis RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Evansville & Richmond Railroad v. FettigIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Pearson v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Anderson v. City of OcalaSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Fidelity Investment Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- City of Elkins v. HarperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
- State Ex Rel. City of Hammond v. LA PORTE CIR. CT.Indiana Supreme Court · 1968