Scott v. County of St. Louis

The county court of St. Louis County, in 1925, proceeded under what is now Sections 7920-7923, Revised Statutes 1929 (Mo. Stat. Ann., secs. 7920-7923, pp. 6787, 6788), to make certain improvements on what is called Ogden Avenue. The contract to make the improvements was let to Blackburn-Crean Construction Company on a bid of $29,675.23. The construction company made the improvements, and the work was accepted by the county court, and special tax bills against the property abutting on the improved roadway were issued by the county and delivered to and accepted by the construction company. The…