Pleadwell v. Missouri Glass Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) The assessment of benefits for the opening or widening of a street is a special tax, and the city of St. Lonis is authorized, under its charter and ordinances, to issue a special taxbill therefor. St. Louis v. Brinkwirth, 102 S. W. 1091; City v. Ranken, 96 Mo. 500; Newby v. Platte, 25 Mo. 264; Garrett v. City, 25 Mo. 505; Uhrig v. City, 44 Mo. 172; Thomas v. HookerColville, 22 Mo. App. 8, 28 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) The assessment of benefits for the opening or widening of a street is a special tax, and the city of St. Lonis is authorized, under its charter and ordinances, to issue a special taxbill therefor. St. Louis v. Brinkwirth, 102 S. W. 1091; City v. Ranken, 96 Mo. 500; Newby v. Platte, 25 Mo. 264; Garrett v. City, 25 Mo. 505; Uhrig v. City, 44 Mo. 172; Thomas v. HookerColville, 22 Mo. App. 8, 28 Mo. App. 563; Charter City of St. Louis, art. 6, sec. 5; Municipal “Code of St. Louis, secs. 875 to 879; Clemens v. Knox, 30…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
Marie E. Patterson, as owner, leased to defendant for a period of ten years from June 1, 1893, the premises at the southeast corner of Twelfth and Olive streets in the city of St. Louis. The lease contained the following clause:
“The party of the second part (the defendant), its successors and assigns, hereby agrees to pay all taxes, whether general or special, levied or assessed against said property or improvements thereon during said term. ’ ’
On February 24, 1898, the city of St. Louis instituted a proceeding under the provisions of its charter against Alanson D. Brown and others for the…
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