Jennings Heights Land & Improvement Co. v. City of St. Louis

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas C. Hennings, Judge. (1) ■ An ordinance of a municipal corporation may be declared void by the courts, as. being unreasonable, fraudulent, arbitrary or oppressive. City v. Hyde, 196 Mo. 498; Hannibal v. Telephone Co., 31 Mo. App. 23; Corrigan v. Grates, 68 Mo. 541; Ligare v. Chicago, 139 111. 46; 2 Dillon on Municipal Corporations (5 Ed.), secs. 580, 778,1578, note p. 2779; State ex rel. v. Grates, 190 Mo. 540. (2) Where the action of a Legislature is manifestly arbitrary or the assessment palpably unjust and oppressive, the wrong must…