McCarthy v. City of Denison

Appellee, the city of Denison, a municipal corporation operating under a special charter, brought this suit for the use and benefit of the Kaw Paving Company, a corporation, against C. C. McCarthy, appellant. The suit was predicated upon five special assessment certificates issued by the city under a contract with the paving company to cover the cost of paving in front of live separate lots owned by appellant and fronting on North Houston street and West Morton street in said city. The improvement certificates bore interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and aggregated the principal…