Reilly v. Sugar Creek Township

Appellant Reilly and others, as resident taxpayers of Sugar Creek township, Harrison county, Missouri, filed this suit seeking to enjoin the officers of said township, The Farmers Bank and the Circuit Clerk of the county from paying an award of $1425 to property owners in a condemnation proceeding. The defendants, respondents here, joined in a demurrer which was sustained, and a judgment was entered dismissing plaintiffs' petition. An appeal was duly perfected.

[1] A township being a party to the suit vests this court with appellate jurisdiction. Sherlock v. Duck Creek Township,338 Mo. 866, 92…