Hamilton Circuit Court, 1908

Kahn v. Cincinnati

Hamilton Circuit Court · Decided June 6, 1908 · Giffen, Smith, Swing

20 Ohio C.C. Dec. 809; 11 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 440; 1908 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 231

Counsel

Moses Ruskin, for plaintiff., Fyffe Chambers, for defendant.

Opinion of the Court

GIFFEN, J.

When a resolution to construct a sidewalk in a municipal corporation is duly passed, and notice thereof is duly served upon the owner *810of an abutting lot, who fails to comply with such notice, and afterwards sells and conveys the lot, the corporation may nevertheless proceed, within a reasonable time, to make such improvement and assess the' expense thereof upon such lot in the name of the subsequent purchaser, who must be held to have constructive notice at least.

Swing and Smith, JJ., concur.

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