St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad v. Smith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Marshall District Court. Action by the county treasurer, against the Railroad Company, and William Bond as receiver of said company, to recover certain unpaid taxes levied on certain real property belonging to said Railroad Company in Marshall county.
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Error from Marshall District Court. Action by the county treasurer, against the Railroad Company, and William Bond as receiver of said company, to recover certain unpaid taxes levied on certain real property belonging to said Railroad Company in Marshall county. The property is described in the petition as follows: “In Guittard township, the road-bed, right-of-way, and railroad track of said company, situate in Guittard township, a strip of land extending on each side of said railroad track, and embracing the same together, with all the stations and improvements thereon, commencing at the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action to recover certain taxes levied upon the property of the railroad company for the year 1874. And the first question presented is one of jurisdiction. It is insisted that the district court had no jurisdiction of an action against a receiver duly appointed by the U. S. circuit court. It will be proper to notice first, how the question is presented in the record. There appears a petition filed by the county treasurer, and the joint answer of the railroad company and the receiver. The fact of the appointment of the receiver…
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- Paige v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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