Legal Opinion

Clark v. City of Ottawa

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided July 6, 1895PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Memorandum. — Error from Franklin district court; A. W. Benson, judge. Action by the city of Ottawa against William H. Clark. Judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant brings the case here.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Cole, J. :

This is an action brought by the city of Ottawa against William H. Clark to recover a fee of $72 claimed by the city to be due on account of said Clark having connected his premises with the sewer-mains of said city.

A jurisdictional question confronts us at the outset. The amount involved in this appeal is less than $100, and, unless it is one of the excepted cases, and a certificate to that effect forms part of the record, this court has no jurisdiction. (Loomis v. Bass, 48 Kas. 26.) Attached to the papers in this case is a statement which…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Loomis v. BassSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1897
  2. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1899
  3. Webber v. GenowaysCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1899
  4. Webber v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1896

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