City of St. Louis v. Glasgow
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Williams, Judge. (1) Whenever in pursuance of any law the property of an individual is to he divested against his will, there must be a strict compliance with all the provisions of law authorizing such a proceeding.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Williams, Judge. (1) Whenever in pursuance of any law the property of an individual is to he divested against his will, there must be a strict compliance with all the provisions of law authorizing such a proceeding. Lind v. Clemens, 44 Mo. 540; In re Bledsoe Hill, 200 Mo. 630; 3 Dillon on Municipal Corporations (5 Ed.), secs. 1040, 1041; 4 McQuillin on Municipal Corporations, secs. 1531, 1532; 2 Lewis on Eminent Domain, sec. 497. (2) Especially will the courts require a strict compliance with all conditions precedent to the exercise…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, P. J.
-The plaintiff, the city of St. Louis, a municipal corporation, organized and incorporated under the laws of this State, and operating under a special charter, instituted this suit in the circuit court of said city, against the defendants, to condemn some thirty-odd acres of land for the use of the waterworks of said city. Said land is particularly described, in the pleadings.
A trial was had which was not satisfactory to one of the defendants, and he duly appealed the cause to this court.
The facts are few and undisputed, except as to the value of the land taken and the extent of the damage…
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