Tone v. Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Error. Reserved in the District Court of Franklin county. The plaintiffs filed in the court of common pleas of Frank- • lin county a petition, the material parts of which are as follows: “ The plaintiffs say that they are the duly appointed and qualified executrix and executor of the last will and testament of Minor P. Tone, deceased.
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Error. Reserved in the District Court of Franklin county. The plaintiffs filed in the court of common pleas of Frank- • lin county a petition, the material parts of which are as follows: “ The plaintiffs say that they are the duly appointed and qualified executrix and executor of the last will and testament of Minor P. Tone, deceased. The defendant, the city of Columbus, is a city of the second class, duly organized under the laws of Ohio; the defendant, P. W. Corzilius, is the county treasurer of said Franklin county, and, as such, ex officio city treasurer of the said city of Columbus. “ On…
1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, J.
In State ex rel. v. Mitchell, 31 Ohio St. 592, it was decided by this court that the act of March 30, 1875, under which the improvement of North High street was made, was in conflict with sec. 1, art. 13, of the constitution, and therefore void.
That was a proceeding, in mandamus, to compel the commissioners of the improvement to make an assessment upon the abutting property for the cost of the improvement, the controversy between the commissioners and the city of Columbus being as to whether the intersecting streets and alleys were to be excluded from or charged with the assessment, in common…
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