Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Rogers v. Hug

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1869PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Sixth District Court I. Aji abandonment of the property after condemnation completed does not affect the right of compensation. (Wilkerson v. Buchanan County, 12 Mo. 828 ; St. Francois County v. Marks, 14 Mo. 589; St. Francois County v. Peers, 14 Mo. 537 ; Harrington v. Commissioners Berkshire County, 22 Pick. 263; Ilallock y. County of Franklin, 2 Mete. 558; Town of Hampton y. Coffin, 4 N. H. 517; 33 Mo. 440.) II.

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Appeal from Sixth District Court I. Aji abandonment of the property after condemnation completed does not affect the right of compensation. (Wilkerson v. Buchanan County, 12 Mo. 828 ; St. Francois County v. Marks, 14 Mo. 589; St. Francois County v. Peers, 14 Mo. 537 ; Harrington v. Commissioners Berkshire County, 22 Pick. 263; Ilallock y. County of Franklin, 2 Mete. 558; Town of Hampton y. Coffin, 4 N. H. 517; 33 Mo. 440.) II. The acts of a city are known by its ordinances or other formal declarations of record". The charter of St. Charles (Sess. Acts 1849, p. 270) says “the mayor and…

1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge

The relator applied for, and the Circuit Court of St. Charles county granted, a writ of mandamus against the defendant Hug and others, who were mayor and councilmen of the city of St. Charles, to compel them to levy a special tax to pay off a judgment, which he alleged he had obtained against the said city, and upon which execution had been issued and returned unsatisfied. From the action of the Circuit Court in granting the mandamus an appeal was taken to the District Court, where the judgment was reversed, and the case is now brought here.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. Pacific Railroad v. DulleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jasper Land & Improvement Co. v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  2. Rogers v. City of St. CharlesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1876
  3. Silvester v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
  4. Whyte v. City of KansasMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
  5. Hamilton v. Big Medicine Drainage District No. 1Missouri Court of Appeals · 1924

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