City of St. Paul v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In proceedings for grading Dale street in St. Paul, an assessment of $243.52 for the cost of the improvement was laid upon a tract of about 27 acres belonging to defendant. The assessment not having been paid, and the city having applied for judgment against the land, the defendant appeared and objected that the land was within its charter exemption from taxes and assessments.
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In proceedings for grading Dale street in St. Paul, an assessment of $243.52 for the cost of the improvement was laid upon a tract of about 27 acres belonging to defendant. The assessment not having been paid, and the city having applied for judgment against the land, the defendant appeared and objected that the land was within its charter exemption from taxes and assessments. The cause was-thereupon heard by Brill, J., who overruled the objections and ordered judgment against the land. The company then sued out this writ of certiorari. At the trial it appeared that the land had been…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Certiorari to review the order of the district court overruling relator’s objections to the assessments, and granting the application of the city for judgment against relator’s land. The only question in the case is whether the land was exempt from taxes and assessments under section 18 of relator’s charter. The construction of this section, and a similar one in another charter, has been recently before this court. County of Ramsey v. Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul Ry. Co., 33 Minn. 537, (24 N. W. Rep. 313;) County of Todd v. St. Paul, M. & M. Ry. Co., 38 Minn. 163, (36 N. W. Rep. 109.) We have…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- County of Ramsey v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- County of Todd v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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