Johnson v. Underwood

This is a suit by some thirty-eight owners of land within the Parkville Benefit Assessment Special Road District of Platte County, Missouri, against the commissioners of the Road District, the County Collector, County Treasurer and the Road District itself, to set aside and cancel certain tax bills amounting to $122,142.73 upon the security of which bonds of the face amount of $102,000 were issued and sold by said road district. From an adverse judgment in the circuit court plaintiffs have appealed.

Plaintiffs' petition alleged certain preliminary matters and the ultimate levy by order of the…