Legal Opinion

City of St. Louis v. Stern

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 1876PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. cited: Welsh v. Stow-ell, 2 Dougl. (Mich.) 332; Coe v. Schulz, 47 Barb. 64; Dill, on Mun. Corp., sec. 308 ; Yates y. City of Milwaukee, 10 Wall. 497 ; Underwood v. Green, 42 N. Y. 140 ; Mayor, etc., of Hudson v. Thorne, 7 Paige, 261; Wood’s Law of Nuis., secs. 739-741, and notes; Rev. Ord. 1871, p. 69, sec. 1. cited: Rev. Chart., art. 1, secs. 12, 13; Dill, on Mun.

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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. cited: Welsh v. Stow-ell, 2 Dougl. (Mich.) 332; Coe v. Schulz, 47 Barb. 64; Dill, on Mun. Corp., sec. 308 ; Yates y. City of Milwaukee, 10 Wall. 497 ; Underwood v. Green, 42 N. Y. 140 ; Mayor, etc., of Hudson v. Thorne, 7 Paige, 261; Wood’s Law of Nuis., secs. 739-741, and notes; Rev. Ord. 1871, p. 69, sec. 1. cited: Rev. Chart., art. 1, secs. 12, 13; Dill, on Mun. Corp. 209, 210, sec. 93, p. 451, sec. 361, p. 456, sec. 367; The Commonwealth v. Yan Sickle, Bright. 69.

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

On March 9, 1876, the Board of Health of the city of St. Louis declared officially upon its record that the hog-pens of defendants, situated on the north side of Laclede Avenue, between Beaumont Street and Leffingwell Avenue, were a nuisance, and detrimental to the public health. Defendants were thereupon notified to show cause before the board, on March 16th, why the nuisance should not be discontinued or removed. Defendant Stern appeared before the board on the 16th, and was heard, whereupon the case was laid over for one week. On March 23d, the defendants failing to appear, several…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roberts v. OgleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Green v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Miller v. Town of SyracuseIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Ex Parte GlassCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  3. Dunbar & Co. v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  4. Town of Kirkwood v. CairnsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
  5. City of Bluefield v. JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910

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