Legal Opinion
Utley v. St. Petersburg
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 2, 1934No. 627PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The appellants complain that assessments have been so laid upon their lands as to constitute a denial of due process of law. United States Constitution, Amendment XIV.
On April 20, 1925, the City Commission of St. Peters-burg, Florida, adopted a resolution for the grading and paving of certain streets and alleys, including First Ave nue north from 46th Street to Dusston, the abutting property to be assessed for the expense of the improvement “ in accordance with the benefits derived therefrom.”
On August 16, 1926, the city accepted the work on First Avenue, which had been completed by the…
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