City of Argentine v. Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte District Court. ActioN by the Railroad Company against the City of Argentine. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings the case to this court. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion herein, filed October 5, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JohnstoN, J. :
This action was brought by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company against the city of Argentine to recover $3,000, being a share of the cost of two viaducts constructed in the city of Argentine by the railroad company, and which the city had agreed to pay. It appears that, prior to to the settlement of Argentine, the railroad company had established large yards, with many tracks', at that location, and that afterward people settled and built homes on both sides of the railroad yards. Two streets were laid out and opened across…
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