State ex rel. Lownsberry v. District Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Writ of certiorari issued by the supreme court upon relation of Harrison L. Schmitt and Alexander W. Lownsberry and others, to review a judgment of the district court for Blue Earth county, Lorin Cray, J., confirming a reassessment for a local improvement in the city of Mankato. 'In relators’ objections to the city treasurer’s application for judgment was this allegation: “That these respondents [relators] became the1 owners of the real estate against which this assessment…
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Writ of certiorari issued by the supreme court upon relation of Harrison L. Schmitt and Alexander W. Lownsberry and others, to review a judgment of the district court for Blue Earth county, Lorin Cray, J., confirming a reassessment for a local improvement in the city of Mankato. 'In relators’ objections to the city treasurer’s application for judgment was this allegation: “That these respondents [relators] became the1 owners of the real estate against which this assessment is being prosecuted long after said alleged improvement was completed without notice or knowledge or any reason to…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Certiorari to review the judgment of the district court of Blue Earth county confirming an assessment for a local improvement in the city of Mankato. The facts are as follows:
In April, 1902, the city council of the city of Mankato determined by resolution to macadamize and pave a certain portion of Broad street in that city. No petition by the property owners was presented requesting the improvement. The council acted under authority of the charter, which clothed that body with power to order such improvements without a petition. Bids were solicited for- the work, *485but before any contract had…
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