Philadelphia v. Price

Citations

• 62 Pa. Super. 557
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 474

Syllabus

<p>Municipal liens — Water pipe — Notice to owner — Directory or mandatory provisions.</p> <p>A municipal lien for water pipe in the City of Philadelphia is not invalid because the city failed to serve a bill for the water pipe upon the abutting owner before the lien was filed, as directed by the ordinance of councils of July 29, 1855. The provision of the ordinance as to the service of the bill is merely directory and not mandatory.</p> <p>Where due notice of a municipal assessment has been given as directed by an ordinance, the assessment is conclusive upon the party, but it does not follow that if not given the assessment is thereby invalidated, but only that it is not conclusive.</p>