Hilton v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon, Gíeo. W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis is liable for interest from the date plaintiff demanded payment.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon, Gíeo. W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The city of St. Louis is liable for interest from the date plaintiff demanded payment. Mickey «. Philadelphia, 68 Pa. 48; City v. Dyer, 5 Wright, 463; Chicago v. Wheeler, 25 111. 478; R. S. 1879, secs. 2723, 2725. (2) The answer of the defendant, the city of St. Louis, admits the truth of every allegation of plaintiff’s petition, hence the plaintiff was entitled to judgment, in compliance with the prayer of the petition. His motion for judgment should have been sustained. Boyer «. Hamilton, 21 Mo. App. 521; Byington…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The city of St. Louis instituted condemnation proceedings to open Park avenue from Jefferson avenue to Grand avenue. This was in February, 1880, and Dougherty et al. were defendants. The result of these proceedings was that damages were assessed in favor of the owner of lots 5, 6 and 7, in city block 1282, at the sum of $1,940.40.
• On the thirtieth day of March, 1881, the city passed an ordinance appropriating money to pay said damages, which ordinance went into effect, April 30, 1881. This suit was «brought by Mary E. Tanner, on November 19, 1881, for the damages assessed, she claiming to be…
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