City of Kansas v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — HoN. S. H. Woodson, Judge. The appellants were entitled to a jury of twelve men. Cons., art. 2, § 21; Vaughn v. Scade, 30 Mo. 600; Henning v. Railroad Co., 35 Mo. 408; State v. Van Matre, 49 Mo. 268; Kine v. Defenbough, 64 Ill. 292; Isom v. Railroad Co., 36 Miss. 312; Armstrong v. Jackson, 1 Blaekf. 374. Appellants were entitled to a jury composed of six disinterested freeholders of the city; the jury that tried the cause was liable to…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — HoN. S. H. Woodson, Judge. The appellants were entitled to a jury of twelve men. Cons., art. 2, § 21; Vaughn v. Scade, 30 Mo. 600; Henning v. Railroad Co., 35 Mo. 408; State v. Van Matre, 49 Mo. 268; Kine v. Defenbough, 64 Ill. 292; Isom v. Railroad Co., 36 Miss. 312; Armstrong v. Jackson, 1 Blaekf. 374. Appellants were entitled to a jury composed of six disinterested freeholders of the city; the jury that tried the cause was liable to pay a part of whatever might be assessed against the city, and hence was not impartial. Woodford v. Hail-road Go., 2 Swan…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
This is a proceeding begun by the City of Kansas, before the mayor of said city, under and in pursuance to its charter, (sections 1 to 6, inclusive, Acts of *5261875, pp. 244, 249,) to condemn and appropriate certain real estate therein mentioned, to the use of the city for street purposes, and to extend Eighth street in said city from the west line of Delaware street to the cast line of Wyandotte street, a distance of several hundred feet, and thereby connect the east and west ends of said street already opened, and thus render the same continuous, and to make just compensation therefor.-…
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