Legal Opinion

Drew v. Town of Geneva

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 1902No. 19,757PublishedCited by 6 opinions

From Jay Circuit Court; ,7. M. Smith, Judge. Suit by the town of Geneva against William Drew. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.

— Appellee, an incorporated town situated in Adams county, Indiana, commenced this action to recover of appellant, an abutting owner, the cost of paving a certain sidewalk in said town. The improvement in controversy was made in pursuance of §§4394, 4396 Burns 1901, and this action was instituted under §4397 of the same-statute. The venue was changed from the Adams to the Jay Circuit Court, wherein, on a trial before the court, appellee was awarded $35.90, and a decree foreclosing the statutory lien for that amount. The appeal from that judgment comes to this court by reason of appellant’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Chestnut v. Southern Indiana Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Powers v. Town of New HavenIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Workman v. State ex rel. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Tomlinson v. BainakaIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Boos v. LangIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
  4. City of Alexandria v. LieblerIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Davis v. KendallIndiana Supreme Court · 1903

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