Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Kaw Valley Drainage District
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP KANSAS. The facts, which involve the construction and validity, under the commerce clause of the Federal Constitution, of orders of the state courts of Kansas directing railroad companies to remove bridges on lines of interstate commerce, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
These cases arise upon petitions for mandamus filed by the defendant in error, the Kaw Valley Drainage District. The allegations are that the Kansas River flows through the District, is a navigable stream, and in 1903 overflowed its banks, flooded a large part of Kansas City, Kansas, and caused great loss; that the harbor lines established by the United States and the lines for a levee along the banks established by the plaintiff substantially coincide; that the defendants respectively own bridges across the river which at their present elevation cause it to overflow; and that the plaintiff…
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