Palmer v. Erie

Opinion by

Me. Justice Maxey,

The City of Erie, defendant in the court below, has appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against it in the aggregate sum of $110,093.17, principal and interest of certain bonds held by the plaintiff originally secured by assessments against property owners of the city for municipal improvements but which the court below held have become general liabilities of the city.

The issuance of the bonds was duly authorized by two separate ordinances of the city council, providing for paving improvements in the “Academy” and “Glen-wood Hills” districts of the…