G. T. Fogle & Co. v. King

I am in accord with the holding of the majority that the personal liability of the defendant King is limited to the aggregate of the last two installments of the assessment here involved, falling due on May 1 of the years 1936 and 1937, with interest from the respective due dates thereof. I agree, in principle, with the holding of the majority that an assessment on a lot for paving purposes, in an amount in excess of the benefits which will accrue to the owner thereof from the improvements proposed to be made, is confiscatory and, therefore, unconstitutional. In my opinion, however, a person…