Ritchie v. City of South Topeka
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee Superior Court. Injunction by Ritehie against the City of South Topeha, and others. The opinion contains a substantial statement of the facts. Trial at the November Term, 1886, and judgment for defendants. The plaintiif brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Holt, C.:
This was an action brought by John Ritchie, now deceased, in the superior court of Shawnee county, to enjoin the collection of taxes levied by the city of South Topeka in the year 1886, and the special assessment made by the city for paying for certain sidewalks laid upon the streets and avenues abutting upon the land and lots of the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged in his petition that he is the owner of the northeast quarter of section six, township twelve, and range sixteen east, Shawnee county, except such parts thereof as he had sold to certain individuals; that said…
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