Bowlus v. City of Iola

Citations

• 82 Kan. 774
• 109 P. 405
• 1910 Kan. LEXIS 338

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Words and Phrases — ‘Bfoo/c”—Assessment of Cost of Street Improvements. In this case it is held that a tract of platted ground surrounded by streets and forming a portion of. a city constitutes a “block” within the meaning of section 1374 of the General Statutes of 1909 (Laws 1905, ch. 116, §1), relating to the method of assessing the cost of street improvements, although the donor of the plat divided the tract into two portions by an alley and designated each portion a block.</p> <p>2. Estoppel — Municipal Corporation■ — Misinterpretation of a Statute — Assessment. The fact that in previous similar cases the city acted upon a misinterpretation of the statute in assessing street improvements does not estop it from now proceeding according to law.</p>