City of Grangeville v. Haskin

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a collection case brought by the City of Grangeville against the owner of property in the city. The city sued to recover charges for water, sewer and garbage services provided by the city to tenants of the owner. The sole issue presented is whether the city may impose liability on the owner for these charges. The district judge affirmed a decision of a magistrate, who had awarded judgment to the city after conducting a trial de novo on appeal from a small claims judgment in favor of the city. We hold that the city had no statutory authorization to impose a lien on the…