Summerland, Inc. v. City of Punta Gorda

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the bill of appellant praying for a decree cancelling certain special assessments assessed against complainant’s land made in October, 1924, by the City of Punta Gorda for paving and sewerage and seeking to enjoin the collection thereof. The bill was not filed until September 28, 1928.

The allegations of the bill, which are in very general terms, sometimes amounting to the averment of mere legal conclusions, are in substance as follows: In October, 1924, the City of Punta Gorda assessed certain special taxes for paving, curb, gutters,…