City of Louisville v. McKegney
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 69 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM LOUISVILLE CHANCERY COURT. CITED Section 12 of the charter of 1870 of the city of Louisville. CITED Sec. 7, art. 3, of the charter of 1851 of City of Louisville.
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Case 69 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM LOUISVILLE CHANCERY COURT. CITED Section 12 of the charter of 1870 of the city of Louisville. CITED Sec. 7, art. 3, of the charter of 1851 of City of Louisville. Cooley’s Constitutional Limitations, pp. 118, 77, 78. 4 Zab. 385, City of Patterson v. Society, &c. 9 B. Monroe, 330, Oheany v. Hooser. 14 Barbour, 290, People v. Cook (8 New York, 67.) 8 New Tort, 328, People v. Supervisors of Chenango. 9 Wisconsin, 292, State v. Lean. 21 Pickering, 67, Terry v. Milbury. 3 Ohio N. S. 483, Miller v. State. 2 Metcalfe, 56, Maddox, &c. v. Graham & Knox. CITED…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PETERS
delivered the opinión of the court.
This suit was brought by the contractor against the owners of property fronting and adjacent to the street on which certain improvements were made in Louisville and against the city, after the work had been done and approved, and apportionment warrants issued for the cost of said improvements against the respective owners.
It is insisted for the owners of the lots fronting said improvements: 1. That there never were any ordinances passed for improving said streets according to the provisions of the charter of the city authorizing the improvement…
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