Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Road Improvement District Number 6 of Little River
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ARKANSAS. Error to a judgment of the Supreme Court, of Arkansas which affirmed a judgment of a circuit court approving a road improvement assessment on property of the plaintiffs in error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Proceeding under Act No. 338, 1915 Session, . Arkansas Legislature, the County Court created and fixed the boundaries of “Road. Improvement District No. 6 of Little River County.” They include approximately 25,000 acres and within them there are 9.7 miles of main track railroad owned and operated by plaintiffs. in error, Kansas City Southern Railway Company and Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company, together with thé corresponding right of way, covering 130 acres, and requisite station buildings.
Little River County is distinctly argicultural, has an area of 546 square miles, and 16,000…
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