Trustees of Riverview Estates v. Ballard

Defendants appeal from a judgment for unpaid subdivision assessments. We modify and affirm as modified.

Plaintiffs are trustees of Riverview Estates Subdivision in Jefferson County. The subdivision was dedicated in 1973. It is bordered on the west by State Highway B and on the east by the Big River. Most of its 43 lots contain less than two acres. The largest lot is Lot 43, which has nine acres; the next largest lot has 3.37 acres. Most of the lots either front on Highway B or have frontage on one of the subdivision’s private streets.

Lot 43 is unique in that it runs about ½ of a mile north and…