Legal Opinion

Kansas City v. Bacon

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 30, 1900PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Jackson. Circuit Court. — Hon. E. P. Gates, Judge. (1) Tbe eleventh instruction, given at tbe request of Kansas City, is erroneous in tbis, that it does not properly define tbe benefit to tbe city at large. Newby v. Platte County, 25 Mo. 258; Garrett v. St. Louis, 25 Mo. 505; Shee-han v. Tbe Good Samaritan Hospital, 50 Mo. 155; Neenan v. Smith, 50 Mo. 528; Kansas City v. Morton, 117 Mo. 446; Cooley on Tax.

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Appeal from Jackson. Circuit Court. — Hon. E. P. Gates, Judge. (1) Tbe eleventh instruction, given at tbe request of Kansas City, is erroneous in tbis, that it does not properly define tbe benefit to tbe city at large. Newby v. Platte County, 25 Mo. 258; Garrett v. St. Louis, 25 Mo. 505; Shee-han v. Tbe Good Samaritan Hospital, 50 Mo. 155; Neenan v. Smith, 50 Mo. 528; Kansas City v. Morton, 117 Mo. 446; Cooley on Tax. (2 Ed.), p. 606; Macon v. Patty, 57 Miss. 378; Kansas City v. Bacon, 147 Mo. 299; Norwood v. Baker, 172 IT. S. 269; Zoeller v. Kellogg, 4 Mo. App. 163; Loeb v. Trustees, 91 Eed.…

1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Jackson county assessing benefits against property of the defendants in the proceedings to establish Penn Valley park in Nansas City.

Eor the establishing of the park 134 acres of land were condemned and the total amount assessed as the value thereof to be paid the owners was $870,759.60, and for the payment of that amount assessments as of benefits were made on a large number of lots included in what is known as West Park district, among which were lots owned severally by defendants Bacon and Monroe. The assessments on the lots of Mrs. Bacon…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Norwood v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. State ex rel. Hamilton v. GuinotteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  5. Kansas City v. BaconSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re Armory Site in Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  2. State Highway Commission v. ArnoldOregon Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Brunn v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  4. In Re Oak Street Kansas City v. McTernanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
  5. Faison v. CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916

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