State ex rel. St. Louis, C. B. & Q. R. R. v. County Court
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Clinton Circuit Court. State ex rel. Neal vs. Salem Co. Court, 48 Mo. 390 ; State ex rel. L. & St.-L. R. R. vs. Salem Co. Court, 45 Mo. 242; Sto. Ag. §§ 165-199, 200, 307.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge
The return to the alternative writ of mandamus, among other reasons why bonds in the name of the county and on behalf of Benton township should not issue to relator for the construction of its road through that township, alleged that relator had not complied with the condition upon which the subscription was made in this: that relator failed to construct its road, or build its depot, within one mile of the town of Pattonsburg.
The non-compliance with the conditions was admitted in the reply, but relator attempted to excuse its failure on the ground that such failure was induced in consequence…
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