Mylander v. Mayor of Baltimore City

The object of this suit in equity is to restrain the enforcement of a sidewalk paving lien, for $247.39, imposed upon an unimproved lot of ground, owned by the plaintiffs, at the northwest corner of Presstman Street and Ellamont Avenue in Baltimore City. The lien is alleged to be invalid for want of compliance with notice requirements of the ordinance under which the sidewalk was paved. That defense was. overruled by the lower court, and the appeal is from a decree dismissing the bill of complaint.

The paving for which the abutting property of the plaintiffs has been assessed by the city was…