Kansas City v. Ward
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scakritt, Judge. The law upon which this proceeding was had, known as the park and boulevard amendment to the Kansas City charter, is in contravention of the constitution of Missouri. First. It casts the burden of paying for a park upon the real estate in one district composing about one third of the city instead of placing it upon the entire city. State ex rel. v. Leffingwell, 54 Mo. 477; Qrisioell Case, 58 Mo. 196. Second.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scakritt, Judge. The law upon which this proceeding was had, known as the park and boulevard amendment to the Kansas City charter, is in contravention of the constitution of Missouri. First. It casts the burden of paying for a park upon the real estate in one district composing about one third of the city instead of placing it upon the entire city. State ex rel. v. Leffingwell, 54 Mo. 477; Qrisioell Case, 58 Mo. 196. Second. It provides for the assessment of benefits without personal service of process on the real estate owner. Seifert v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
This is a proceeding to condemn real estate of the appellants and others, for a public park in Kansas City, under the provisions of article 10 of the charter of said city as amended on the sixth of June, 1895, The regularity of the proceedings under the charter is not questioned, nor is the amount of compensation allowed appellants complained of, but the validity of' the provisions contained in said article is challenged on several grounds, that will be noticed in their order.
By the article the city is divided into park districts and there is established an executive department known as the…
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