Legal Opinion
Hewey v. Cudahy Packing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1920No. 5442PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the' United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Suit in equity by the Cudahy Packing Company against W. R. Hewey, County Treasurer of Sedgwick County, Kan., and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the board of education of the city of Wichita, Kan., acting under section 9114, G. S. Kan. 1915, lawfully attached 20 acres of land belonging to the Cudahy. Packing Company to the city school district for school purposes. The trial court held it did not, and enjoined the enforcement of the resulting excess school taxes. The statute referred to provides:
“Territory outside tbe city limits of any city of tbe first class, but adjacent thereto, may be attached to such city for school purposes, upon the application being made to the board of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTYSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Board of Education v. JacobusSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
- School District No. 36 v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1918
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lefler v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- In Re Detachment of Unplatted Lands From OwatonnaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
- Sonora Elementary School District v. Tuolumne County Board of EducationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Hewey v. Jacob Dold Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920