City of Kansas City v. Gray
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte court of common pleas ; W. G. Holt, judge. STATEMENT. This was an action commenced in the court of common pleas of Wyandotte county by R. M. Gray and fourteen others, owners of property abutting on Ann ayenue, in Kansas City, Kan., against the city, the city clerk, county clerk, and county treasurer, to enjoin the collection of certain special assessments levied against their real estate for the purpose of paving Ann avenue from Sixth to Tenth streets.
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Error from Wyandotte court of common pleas ; W. G. Holt, judge. STATEMENT. This was an action commenced in the court of common pleas of Wyandotte county by R. M. Gray and fourteen others, owners of property abutting on Ann ayenue, in Kansas City, Kan., against the city, the city clerk, county clerk, and county treasurer, to enjoin the collection of certain special assessments levied against their real estate for the purpose of paving Ann avenue from Sixth to Tenth streets. A petition, regular in form and with proper certificates, was presented to the mayor and council under the provisions of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J.:
There is nothing in the record before us which distinguishes this case from that of Kansas City v. Kimball, 60 Kan. 224, 56 Pac. 78. So far as the petition to the mayor and council is concerned, it shows a conformity to the provisions of section 171 of chapter 32, General Statutes of 1897. There is a certificate by the city engineer, to which officer we presume the petition was submitted, stating that the same is signed by the owners of a majority of the front feet owned by residents abutting on Ann avenue between Sixth and Tenth streets, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Olsson v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
- Doran v. BarnesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
- City of Argentine v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
- City of Kansas v. KimballSupreme Court of Kansas · 1899
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- City of Kansas City v. GibsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
- Bukaty v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1933