Commerce Trust Co. v. H. G. Blakely
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel E. Bird, Judge. (1) To arrive at a proper construction of any particular provision when its meaning is not clear, all sections of tlie .charter hearing on related subjects, mil he consulted and all such provisions construed together, and the results and consequences of any proposed interpretation may properly be considered as a guide to the probable intent of its language.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel E. Bird, Judge. (1) To arrive at a proper construction of any particular provision when its meaning is not clear, all sections of tlie .charter hearing on related subjects, mil he consulted and all such provisions construed together, and the results and consequences of any proposed interpretation may properly be considered as a guide to the probable intent of its language. Verden v. St. Louis, 131 Mo. 166; State v. Public Service Comm., 259 Mo. 704; Collier v. Paving Co., 180 Mo. 362. (2) In construing the word “block” as used in said charter…
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
Kansas City caused a part of Wyan-dotte Street to be graded, and this is an action by the assignee of special tax-billsi issued in part payment for the work. A demurrer to the -answer .was sustained and judgment entered on appellants ’ refusal to, plead -further.
Wyandotte Street runs almost north, and south between Thirty-first and Thirty-third Streets (running east and west) but not in a direct line. The two blocks graded lie between the two' last-named streets. The territory for several hundred feet on each side of Wyan-dotte Street was laid out in 1873, when still nearly a mile south of…
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