Washington Market Company v. District of Columbia (137 U.S. 62)/Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from the decree of the supreme court of the District of Columbia dismissing the bill of complaint filed by appellant therein, the object of the bill having been to restrain the defendants from selling, or attempting to sell, certain property of complainant, on account of certain assessments for street improvements, and also to cancel and annul two tax-lien certificates therein named; and, counsel for appellant having stated in open court that such assessments and lien certificates have been, pending this appeal, quashed and annulled at law by the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and that only the disposition of costs is involved herein, it is ordered that said appeal be

dismissed, without costs to either party.

''Wm. Birney'', for appellant.

''Geo. C. Hazelton and S. T. Thomas'', for appellees.