Davis v. Hartwig
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Eon. G. A. • Mosman, Judge. (1) This case must be reversed, because there is no evidence which tends in the remotest degree to show that Abraham Davis, the plaintiff, was a resident of Buchanan county, or of the State of Missouri, or that he was a taxpayer of either, or that he owned or possessed any property of any kind located in this State, or elsewhere; in fact, he was not placed upon the witness stand, nor did he testify at all in…
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Eon. G. A. • Mosman, Judge. (1) This case must be reversed, because there is no evidence which tends in the remotest degree to show that Abraham Davis, the plaintiff, was a resident of Buchanan county, or of the State of Missouri, or that he was a taxpayer of either, or that he owned or possessed any property of any kind located in this State, or elsewhere; in fact, he was not placed upon the witness stand, nor did he testify at all in this ease. (2) The money paid into the State treasury, by the counties for the support of the insane poor, is not county,…
1Opinion of the Court
LAMM, J. —
Abraham Davis, for himself and any other taxpayers desiring to come in, on the 7th day of September, 1905, filed a bill in equity in the circuit court of Buchanan county, directed against the judges of the Buchanan County Court, the members of the Board of Managers of the State Hospital for Insane No. 2, the treasurer thereof and its superintendent, which bill (omitting the caption) is as follows:
“Plaintiff alleges that he is a lawful citizen and 'taxpayer within and for Buchanan county, Missouri, and that, as such, he brings this action upon his own behalf and on behalf of all…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Newmeyer v. Mo. & Miss. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1873
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