Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. City of Wyandotte
Supreme Court of Kansas
Mr or from Wyandotte District Court. Injunction to restrain the collection of a certain tax. Judgment for the defendant City and others, at the March term, 1888. The plaintiff Railway Company brings the case to this court. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Simpson, C.:
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company commenced this action in the district court of Wyandotte county, to restrain the public authorities of the city of Wyandotte from the collection of taxes levied upon a certain tract of land owned by the railway company, which it is claimed is not within the limits of the city. In the year 1885, the mayor and council of the city of Wyandotte, on the theory that this land was within its corporate limits, levied thereon certain city taxes, as follows: General revenue fund, $140; general improvement tax, $45; bond interest tax, $84; bond…
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