State ex rel. Becker v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The state invokes this court’s original jurisdiction in mandamus to compel the defendant county clerk and ex officio county assessor to assess and extend on the tax rolls of Montgomery county certain property situated in that county which belongs to the city of Neodesha.

The city of Neodesha is situated in Wilson county, some two miles north of the Montgomery county line. That city owns its electric power plant. It has extended its electric transmission lines beyond the limits of the municipality. These lines run southward for a distance of…