Davis v. City of Lynchburg
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of corporation court of city of Lynch-burg rendered June 30th, 1885, in an action at law wherein Louisa Davis was plaintiff, and the city of Lynchburg was defendant. The judgment being against the plaintiff, she brought up the case on writ of error and supersedeas.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This suit was brought to recover of the city of Lynchburg the sum of $99, the amount of an assessment made by the city against the plaintiff, who is the owner of a lot fronting 120 feet oü Grace street in said city. The assessment was made under the seventh section of the city charter, which provides that, whenever any new street shall be opened, any street graded or paved, or any culvert or other public improvement made, the city council may apportion the expense between the city and the owners of the real estate benefited thereby, and may order that the whole expense shall be borne by the…
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