Palmer v. Way
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to District Court of Arapahoe County. This was a complaint for an injunction against .the defendant in error,-Way and others, and the city of Denver, to restrain the building of a sidewalk by Way and others, contractors, under a city ordinance. The defendants demurred, the demurrer was sustained, and Palmer prosecutes this writ of error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The question here presented is the validity of an ordinance of the city of Denver relating to sidewalks.
It requires the owners of lots abutting upon streets to construct sidewalks in front of their respective lots, at •their own expense, in manner provided by the ordinance.
If the owners fail, after due notice has been given, the work is to be done by the city, and the expenses of construction are to be assessed against the respective lots *108fronting the sidewalk, and are made liens upon the same, are to be placed upon the tax list of the current year and collected in the same manner that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Chicago v. BaerIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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- Dorgan v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1866
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- City of Denver v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
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- Denver City Railway Co. v. City of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1895
- City of Denver v. KennedySupreme Court of Colorado · 1905
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