Vice v. City of Kirksville
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Adair Circuit Court. — Hon. James A. Cooley. Judge. (1) The title of said Act of 1905 gave notice only that it was an act providing' for the acquisitions of waterworks systems by cities of certain classes, and under certain charters, having certain populations, and a mode of paying therefor by the issuance of bonds and the like, and gave no notice, and not a word of warning or intimation,'that such cities and waterworks commissioners would by this Section 21 be…
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Appeal from Adair Circuit Court. — Hon. James A. Cooley. Judge. (1) The title of said Act of 1905 gave notice only that it was an act providing' for the acquisitions of waterworks systems by cities of certain classes, and under certain charters, having certain populations, and a mode of paying therefor by the issuance of bonds and the like, and gave no notice, and not a word of warning or intimation,'that such cities and waterworks commissioners would by this Section 21 be relieved of their negligence, and relieved from all acts of tort. This was in violation of Section 28 of Article 4 of the…
1Opinion of the Court
This action was commenced in the Circuit Court of Adair County, Missouri, on March 30th, 1917, by the filing of following petition, to-wit:
"Plaintiffs for their cause of action against the defendant state the following facts:
"That the defendant, the City of Kirksville, at all times in this petition mentioned and now is a municipal corporation and body corporate under the laws of the State of Missouri, and as such is entitled to sue and be sued in the courts of this State, and as such municipal corporation has the legal right to and does own real and personal property, exercising the rights…
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