Appeal of the City of Pittsburgh

Citations

• 118 Pa. 458
• 12 A. 366
• 1888 Pa. LEXIS 410

Syllabus

<p>A municipal claim for lien was filed in 1877 for street improvements made under the Penn Avenue act of April 2, 1870, P. L. 796. On a bill filed by the owner in 1887, for a cancellation of the lien and an injunction, on the ground of the unconstitutionality of the foot-front rule of assessment adopted under said act, it appearing that the work charged for was actually done and the lien regularly entered therefor, that the plaintiff’s property had been greatly increased in value thereby, and that he had neither contributed nor offered to contribute to the cost of the benefits received, he had no grounds for equitable relief and his bill must be dismissed.</p>