Legal Opinion

Fort Osage Drainage District of Jackson County v. Jackson County

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 14, 1955No. 44270PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN OSDOL, Commissioner.

This is an action instituted June 26, 1950, by Fort Osage Drainage District of Jackson County (organized under statutes now Section 242.010 et seq. RSMo 1949, V.A.M. S.), plaintiff, against Jackson County, defendant, to collect a maintenance tax levied against assessed benefits to defendant County’s public highways within the confines of the district. The action was brought for the amount of the tax, $2,000, penalty, costs and attorney’s fee. Defendant County by answer alleged the levy was illegal and void because the tax, it was alleged, was- not levied by a legally…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Spitcaufsky v. HattenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
  2. Faire v. BurkeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  3. State Ex Rel. City of Republic v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  4. Graves v. Little Tarkio Drainage District No. 1Supreme Court of Missouri · 1939
  5. Harrison & Mercer County Drainage District v. Trail Creek TownshipSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Page v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  2. Grapette Company v. Grapette Bottling CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1956
  3. State Ex Rel. Hand v. BilyeuMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  4. Taney County v. AddingtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1956
  5. Boggess v. PenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959

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