Legal Opinion

Hill v. Board of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 11, 1910No. 16,985PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Johnson district court; JABEZ 0. RANKIN, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*814The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In this case the validity of the “rock road law” is assailed, and the only question is whether the law is constitutional.

The board of county commissioners was about to let a contract for the construction of a public road in Johnson county when the plaintiff, who is a taxpayer in the county, owning land within the taxing district, brought this action to enjoin the proceedings. A temporary restraining order was granted. The defendants answered that they were proceeding under the authority of chapter 201 of the Laws of 1909 (Gen. Stat. 1909, §§…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. HentigSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  2. Board of Commissioners v. AbbottSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  3. City of Hutchinson v. LeimbachSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
  4. Wulf v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
  5. City of Emporia v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Tomasic v. UNIFIED GOV. OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY/KANSAS CITYSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
  2. State ex rel. Spencer v. Drainage District No. 1Supreme Court of Kansas · 1927
  3. State ex rel. Hopkins v. RaubSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  4. Stevenson v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  5. Baker v. PaxtonWyoming Supreme Court · 1923

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