Kansas City v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry L. McCune, Judge. (1) Speculation about the-assessment of benefits is just as wrong as speculation as to assessment of damages. Both are condemned by the law.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry L. McCune, Judge. (1) Speculation about the-assessment of benefits is just as wrong as speculation as to assessment of damages. Both are condemned by the law. TIutt v. Chicago, 132 111. 352; Ice Co. v. City, 147 111. 327; Hook v. Railroad, 133 Mo. 322; Isom v. Railroad, 36 Miss. 312; Railroad v. Blackshire, 10 Kas. 488; Railroad v. County, 1 Allen 331; Brown v. Railroad, 5 Gray 35; Wreclder v. City, 61 111. 149 ; Mantorville v. Stenglerland, 101 Minn. 488; McCusick v. City, 46 N. W. 769; Mnnkartz v. Railroad, 64 Wis. 403; Pittsburg Co. v. Rose,…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
This is a proceeding instituted by Kansas City to assess the damages and benefits incident to the changing of the grade of Twelfth street from Broadway west to a point 270 feet west of Summit street.' The proceeding arose out of the following *371state of facts, as we gather them from the statement of the case in the brief for the respondent.
In the western part of the city, south of the Missouri, lies a considerable tract which is called the West Bottoms. In the Bottoms are the tracts of many railroads, freight houses, and a union station, besides many business houses of various kinds. The…
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