Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. Shelby County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 14, 1976No. 59246PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Judge.
Shelby County (defendant-appellant) seeks reversal of a judgment which directs it to construct a new bridge across a drainage ditch located in said county. Having transferred the cause from the Court of Appeals on application of the county, we decide the same as on original appeal.
The suit was initiated against the county and the Valley Drainage District by the owners (plaintiffs-respondents) of approximately 723 acres of land situated along the south side of east-west County Road No. 152. The drainage ditch, now commonly referred to as Salt River, runs generally in a northerly…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lloyd v. GarrenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- State ex rel. McWilliams v. Little River Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- Frazier v. Glens Falls Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- State ex rel. Jones v. Chariton Drainage District No. OneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- State Ex Rel. Lane v. PankeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Hall v. County of New MadridMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982