Kansas City v. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.

This is a suit in equity, commenced in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, to compel the defendant to con-' struct at its own expense a viaduct where its lines of railroad cross Oak Street projected southwardly, in Kansas City. A contractual obligation on the part of defendant to so construct such viaduct is alleged to have arisen under the provisions of an ordinance, passed by Kansas City and accepted by the defendant in the year 1909. A brief statement of the facts relative to the situation as to railroad terminal facilities in Kansas City at the time of the enactment and acceptance of the…