County Court of Clay Co. v. Baker

The County Court of Clay County, Missouri, brought a suit in the nature of a bill of interpleader to determine who is the owner of and entitled to receive a certain fund of $3388 subscribed, and by order of the county court, paid into the county treasury, by certain parties hereinafter called the petitioners, as the damages assessed in favor of Robert C. Baker as landowner for the establishment and opening’ of a new road prayed for by them. While the road proceeding was still pending in the county court, and before the road was opened, the said county court was perpetualy enjoined from…