City of Jefferson v. Mock

Henry, o .

This is a suit against defendants to recover delinquent city taxes assessed against 'William Kinney on in-lots Nos. 115,118,119, in said city, and to enforce a lien against said lots. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and the city has appealed.

In the case of the City of Jefferson v. Whipple, 71 Mo. 519, it was decided that the city had no lien for taxes, but that the city could maintain an action against the owner of a lot for the taxes assessed thereon against him. In that case it was held that no cause of action was stated against the defendant, because of the vagueness of…