Kansas City v. School Dist. of Kansas City

Plaintiff, City of Kansas City, instituted an action in 1943 to collect inspection fees from defendant, School District of Kansas City, which fees were allegedly for inspections of boilers, smokestacks, fuel-burning facilities and elevators pursuant to City's ordinances enacted under the police power vested in City. Defendant School District by its answer, and by its brief herein, questions the constitutionality of the exaction of payment of the inspection fees from defendant School District, it being alleged and contended the regulatory ordinances requiring the payment of the fees in so far…