Missouri v. Dockery
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The facts appear in the' opinion of the court. As to power to issue writs of mandamus and functions of writ, see § 3, Art. VI, Const., and § 4301, R. S. Missouri; State y.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The facts appear in the' opinion of the court. As to power to issue writs of mandamus and functions of writ, see § 3, Art. VI, Const., and § 4301, R. S. Missouri; State y. Weeks, 93 Missouri, 499; State v. Rombaner, 104 Missouri, 619; State v. Fraker, 166 Missouri, 130, 140; State v. Renick, 157 Missouri, 292, 298; State v. St. Louis, 145 Missouri, 551, 577; State- v.- Joplin Water Works, 52 Missouri App. 312; 19 Am. ■& Éng. Ene. 2d ed. 725, and cases cited. Such writ is remedial. State v. Lewis, 76 Missouri, 370=; State v. Fraker, 166…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of' Missouri, upon 'a judgment quashing an alternative writ of mandamus to the state board of equalization. The petition alleges that the board, instead of assessing the total actual cash value of the taxable property of certain railroad, bridge, telephone, • telegraph and express companies, made pretended, fraudulent, inadequate and not uniform assessments upon such property at valuations varying from about a quarter to forty-eight per cent of the actual value, except that of the express companies, which they did not assess at all. It alleges that…
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