Reiser v. Hartzler

The plaintiffs are the owners of certain residential lots located on the north side of Toledo Street in the city of Sidney. They brought this action in equity against the defendants, members of the city council and the city of Sidney itself, seeking to have declared null and void certain special assessments levied against their properties resulting from the paving of Toledo Street, alleging an absence of special benefits. The District Court found that the ‘ ‘ [b] enefits to plaintiffs appear to the Court to be little, if any, greater than to the public at large,” and ordered “that the taxes…