City of St. Louis v. Smith

This suit is brought by the city of St. Louis against the owners of certain property, in that city, including that of. the appellants, to condemn their property under the provisions of Section 31107 of the ordinances of said city, authorizing the condemnation of private property for public use, for the purpose of opening and widening Franklin Avenue' as a public street.

In conformity with the course prescribed by our procedure in cases of this character, aside from the objections to their regularity urged by the appellants, which we will discuss later, the commissioners appointed by the court…