Schaake v. Brune

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The. plaintiffs seek to enjoin the defendants from building a bridge across the Kansas river at Lawrence. • Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants and- the plaintiffs appeal.

1. After properly submitting the question to the voters of Douglas county, the board of county commissioners of that, county determined to build a cement bridge across the Kansas river at Lawrence, under chapter 71 of the Laws of 1913. The *802board made provision for the bridge to carry telephone and telegraph wires, gas and water pipes, and for the…