Stifel v. Dougherty
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Proof of the ordinance authorizing the work was necessary. — Cox v. /St. Louis, 11 Mo. 431; Mooney v. Kennett, 19 Mo. 551The State v. Odell, 42 Mo. 210; Sheehan v. Gleason, 46 Mo. 100; Haegele v. Mallinclcrodt, 46 Mo. 577,- Buggies v. Collier, 43 Mo. 553 ; City v. Clemens, 43 Mo. 395 ; The State v. Hardy, 35 Mo. 261. The tax-bill does, not make out a prima facie case. —Sexton v. Beach, 50 Mo. 488 ; Irwin v. Devors, 65 Mo. 625 ; Wittier v.…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Proof of the ordinance authorizing the work was necessary. — Cox v. /St. Louis, 11 Mo. 431; Mooney v. Kennett, 19 Mo. 551The State v. Odell, 42 Mo. 210; Sheehan v. Gleason, 46 Mo. 100; Haegele v. Mallinclcrodt, 46 Mo. 577,- Buggies v. Collier, 43 Mo. 553 ; City v. Clemens, 43 Mo. 395 ; The State v. Hardy, 35 Mo. 261. The tax-bill does, not make out a prima facie case. —Sexton v. Beach, 50 Mo. 488 ; Irwin v. Devors, 65 Mo. 625 ; Wittier v. Cavender, 3 Mo. App. 580. The special tax-bill is prima facie evidence of the validity of the charge and the liability…
1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.
This is an action upon a special tax-bill issued to the plaintiff by the city of St. Louis for work done in an alley bordering upon the defendant’s property. The plaintiff offered in evidence the tax-bill, and the defendant objected on the ground that no ordinance authorizing the work was .introduced, and, no ordinance being introduced, demurred to the evidence. This having been overruled, and judgment gone against the defendant, the question presented is whether the tax-bill alone made out a prima facie case which it devolved on the defendant to rebut.
The petition, in pleading the ordinance,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Neenan v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Seibert v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- City of St. Louis v. ӔtersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- Sheehan v. GleesonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Ess v. BoutonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
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