Mayall v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiffs brought this action to the district court for Ramsey county, against the city of St. Paul and its treasurer, to enjoin the enforcement of a special assessment against their real estate described in the complaint. A demurrer to the complaint was overruled by Wilkin, J., and the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dickinson, J.*
This is an action for equitable relief against special assessments charged upon the property of the plaintiffs on account *295of the grading of parts of two streets in the city of St. Paul, prosecuted under the statute. Sp. Laws 1874, c. 1, subc-. 7, amended by Sp. Laws 1875, c. 1. The case comes here upon appeal from an order overruling a general demurrer to the complaint. The following diagram shows the locality of the improvements for which the assessment was made:
The work consisted of grading Mount Airy street from A to B, and from C to D, and of grading Broadway from B to E.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Newman v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Carpenter v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Arnold v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
3Cited by10 opinions
- Hutchinson v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
- Quality Homes, Inc. v. Village of New BrightonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- State ex rel. Burger v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Wall v. BorgenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- In re Improvement of Lake of the Isles ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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