Wyandotte & Kansas City Bridge Co. v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte District Court. Injunction, brought by The Wyandotte & K. C. Bridge Company against the Comm’rs of Wyandotte Comity, to perpetually enjoin and restrain the defendant from levying a tax to pay the interest on county bonds voted to aid in building a free bridge across the Kansas river.
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Error from Wyandotte District Court. Injunction, brought by The Wyandotte & K. C. Bridge Company against the Comm’rs of Wyandotte Comity, to perpetually enjoin and restrain the defendant from levying a tax to pay the interest on county bonds voted to aid in building a free bridge across the Kansas river. The petition alleges “that the plaintiff is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Kansas, and is a taxpayer owning real estate in said county of 'Wyandotte subject to taxation thereon, and paying state and county taxes thereon in said county,” and therefore “it brings…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action to obtain a perpetual injunction to restrain the levying of a certain tax. The plaintiff in its petition below alleges that it is a corporation; that it is a taxpayer owning real estate in Wyandotte county,, *330subject to taxation; but it does not describe tbe property, nor allege more definitely its location. The plaintiff further alleges that the county of Wyandotte, in connection with the city of Wyandotte, is about to build a free bridge across the Kansas river in said county at the city of Wyandotte; that the county,…
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