Gilsonite Roofing & Paving Co. v. St. Louis Fair Ass'n
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.- — Hon. Walter B. Dov,glas, Judge. (1) "When properly construed, there is within the meaning of the charter no parallel street to Grand avenue on the west between 'Natural Bridge road and 'Penrose street.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.- — Hon. Walter B. Dov,glas, Judge. (1) "When properly construed, there is within the meaning of the charter no parallel street to Grand avenue on the west between 'Natural Bridge road and 'Penrose street. Louisville v. Asphalt Co., 102 S. W. 806 ; McGrew v. Kansas City, 64 Kas. 61; Charter of St. Louis, art. 6, see. 14. (2) Under the facts in this ease, the district line west of Grand avenue between Natural Bridge road and Penrose street, should have been drawn at a distance from Grand avenue equal to the average distance from Grand avenue to the…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
This is a suit on a special tax-bill issued by the city to pay in part for the reconstruction of Grand avenue from Natural Bridge road to Penrose street, done under city ordinance No. 20,662, which was enacted under section 14 of article 6 of the charter of the city of St. Louis. The defendant corporation, being the owner of property abutting on the street where the improvement was made, filed an answer to the petition, averring that the taxbill sued, on was illegal because of certain facts specifically pleaded; plaintiff filed a general demurrer to the answer, which the court sustained, and…
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- City of St. Louis ex rel. Seibert v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Meier v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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- McGrew v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
- Collier Estate v. Western Paving & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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