City of Galveston v. Heard

Gould, Associate Justice.

The city of Galveston *427brought this suit to recover of T. J. Heard an alleged assessment for a sidewalk alleged to have been completed by the city in front of his lot No. 1, in block 203, in said city, December 31, 1874, claiming both a hen on the lot and a personal judgment. The assessment was made March 1, 1875, amounted to $169.43, and was claimed to be due in ten annual installments, commencing December 31, 1874, and bearing interest at ten percent, per annum, and the suit was to recover or enforce those installments due at the institution of the suit, November 6,…