City of Bessemer v. Schanz

The appellee, alleging that he is the owner of certain real property in the city of Bessemer, that said city, the appellant here, is claiming a lien on said property under an ordinance for local improvements, and is threatening to advertise and sell said property thereunder in satisfaction of an alleged assessment for said improvements, filed this bill' to enjoin the sale, and to cancel the alleged lien as a cloud on his title.

The bill alleges: That the ordinance is void for the reason that the assessment was made for sanitary drainage, and complainant’s property was not within the area…