Simpson v. City of Kansas
Supreme Court of Kansas
Ei'ror from Wyandotte District Court. Action by Simpson against the City of Kansas City, the mayor and clerk thereof, and others, for a temporary injunction to restrain the collection of a certain tax for grading Reynolds avenue between Fifth street and Tenth street in said city. On November 16,1889, the injunction was refused, and judgment for costs rendered for defendants. The plaintiff, Simpson, brings the case to this court. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Ei'ror from Wyandotte District Court. Action by Simpson against the City of Kansas City, the mayor and clerk thereof, and others, for a temporary injunction to restrain the collection of a certain tax for grading Reynolds avenue between Fifth street and Tenth street in said city. On November 16,1889, the injunction was refused, and judgment for costs rendered for defendants. The plaintiff, Simpson, brings the case to this court. The material facts are stated in the opinion. The case was heard on April 3, 1890, and at the session of the court in May, 1890, it was decided, and there was filed…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Simpson, C.:
A motion for a rehearing was filed in this case, that, among other causes assigned for a reversal of the judgment below, alleges the following: *440ment contained in the Laws of 1887 was borrowed from a state whose supreme court has construed it, at least twice, as claimed by counsel for plaintiff in error.”
*439“ It had escaped the attention of the court and counsel for plaintiff' in error, until after the argument, that the amend-
*440It is also claimed that—
“The court inadvertently applied the principle of construction and power of legislative bodies as set forth in Farrar v. City…
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