Shaffer v. City of Hutchinson

Citations

• 106 Kan. 194
• 186 P. 750
• 1920 Kan. LEXIS 484

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Cities — Paving Street — 'Defective Petition— Width of Proposed Pavement Not Stated — Injunction Allowed. When a city of the first class having a population of over 25,000 inhabitants undertakes to pave a street pursuant to a petition of resident owners of abutting property, under section 1233 of the General Statutes of 1915, the provision of the statute that such petition shall state the width of the paving petitioned for is mandatory and is intended for the protection of the taxpayers affected by the projected improvement; and proceedings to pave a street in disregard of that mandatory provision may be enjoined in an action by the taxpayers affected thereby.</p>