Legal Opinion
Piazzek v. Drainage District No. 1
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 11, 1925No. 25,906PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hopkins, J.:
This is an appeal from an award of damages allowed by appraisers in the condemnation of property by a drainage district.
On October 27, 1920, drainage district No. 1 of Jefferson county condemned the milldam of J. M. Piazzek, located near Valley Falls. Upon application of the drainage district the judge of the district court appointed appraisers to appraise the damage. The appraisers filed their report, appraising the damage at $500, and on November 6 Piazzek appealed from the award to the district court. On January 21, 1921, Piazzek died.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Kansas v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by8 opinions
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