Holst v. City of LaGrange

Mrs. Charles Holst filed a petition against the City of LaGrange, a municipal corporation, seeking an injunction against the enforcement of a street-paving assessment. The defendant demurred upon the grounds that the petition failed to set forth a cause of action, and that the plaintiff had a complete and adequate remedy at law. The judge sustained the demurrer and dismissed the petition, and the plaintiff excepted. The petition alleged the following facts: The plaintiff is the owner of a described lot of land in the City of LaGrange, situated at an intersection of two streets or…