Bokser v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

The City of Philadelphia, defendant, appeals from a final decree in a declaratory judgment proceeding in favor of the plaintiff.

On July 14, 1954, as the result of an ordinance, the City concluded a contract with General Asphalt Paving Company to pave a street. Payment for the work was to be made partly in cash and partly by giving to *464the contractor, for him to collect, assessment bills charged against the abutting property owners. These totalled $59,818.58.

Plaintiff is in the business of buying" such assessments bills at a discount, and he bought the $59,818.58 in…