City of Tuscaloosa v. Hill
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Tuscaloosa County Court. Heard before Hon. Henry B. Foster. Assessment proceedings by the City of Tuscaloosa against Mrs. Alonzo Hill. Judgment for contestant, and the City appeals. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion. The following are the charges referred to in the opinion: (1) If the fair market value of the property of the contestant was not increased by laying the pavement in front of the same, then your verdict should be for the contestant.
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Appeal from Tuscaloosa County Court. Heard before Hon. Henry B. Foster. Assessment proceedings by the City of Tuscaloosa against Mrs. Alonzo Hill. Judgment for contestant, and the City appeals. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion. The following are the charges referred to in the opinion: (1) If the fair market value of the property of the contestant was not increased by laying the pavement in front of the same, then your verdict should be for the contestant. (3) Under the law in Alabama, the cost of improvements involved in this suit should be borne by the municipality under whose…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is a proceeding by the appellant under the local improvement statutes authorizing municipalities to levy the costs of laying sidewalks, curbing, paving, and street drains, not in excess of special benefits reflected in the increased value, against the abutting and drained property. — Code, § 1359, et seq. The appellee appeared before the board of city commissioners and filed objections to the proposed assessment, as authorized by section 1381 of the Code, and her objections being overruled by the board, she appealed to the Tuscaloosa county court. — Code, §§ 1389, 1390.
The appellee…
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