City of Lawrence v. Killam
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Douglas District Court. Injunction, brought by Killam against theOity of Lawrence, the Board of Comm/r’s of Douglas Co., and Paul B. Broohs, county clerk of said county, to enjoin and restrain said clerk from executing and issuing tax-deeds for three lots sold by the treasurer of said county for delinquent special assessments levied on such lots by said city for constructing sidewalks in front of said lots, and to set aside and declare void the said special…
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Error from, Douglas District Court. Injunction, brought by Killam against theOity of Lawrence, the Board of Comm/r’s of Douglas Co., and Paul B. Broohs, county clerk of said county, to enjoin and restrain said clerk from executing and issuing tax-deeds for three lots sold by the treasurer of said county for delinquent special assessments levied on such lots by said city for constructing sidewalks in front of said lots, and to set aside and declare void the said special assessments. The opinion, infra, contains a sufficient statement of the facts. The sidewalks were built in 1867 pursuant to a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
The record in this case shows that Mary A. C. Killam was the owner of lots 21, 23 and 25, fronting upon New Hampshire street, on the west side thereof, in the city of Lawrence, the said lot 21, on the north side, also abutting upon "Winthrop street; and that on the 6th of March 1867 an ordinance was passed by the common council of said city providing for the building of sidewalks on various streets, including those adjacent to the above lots. It was provided by said ordinance that the walk on New Hampshire street should be four feet wide,…
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