Board of County Commissioners v. City of Kansas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This proceeding was brought to obtain a declaratory judgment as to the interpretation and validity of chapter 88 of the Laws of 1921, “An act relating to bridges.” The trial court adjudged the act to be unconstitutional, and the defendants appeal.

The action was brought by the board of county commissioners of Wyandotte county, naming Kansas City, Kan., and several railway companies as defendants. It alleged that Kansas City is a city of the first class with a population in excess of 75,000 inhabitants, lying wholly within Wyandotte…