McMurry v. Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. C. A. Burney, Judge. (1) The Kansas City Charter does not authorize the construction of any part of a joint district sewer outside the limits of the joint sewer district. The proposed outlet of the sewer in this case, of the estimated cost of $347,500, is located outside of the' joint sewer district* outside the limits of the city, and outside the limits of the State.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. C. A. Burney, Judge. (1) The Kansas City Charter does not authorize the construction of any part of a joint district sewer outside the limits of the joint sewer district. The proposed outlet of the sewer in this case, of the estimated cost of $347,500, is located outside of the' joint sewer district* outside the limits of the city, and outside the limits of the State. Sec.'8, Art. 8, Charter; City of Fort Scott v. Kaufman, 44 Kan. 137; Rector v. Board of Improvements, 50 Ark. 116; Deyo v. City of Newburg, 122 N. Y. Supp. 835. (2) The sewer provides…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, C. J.
Appellant brought this suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County to enjoin respondents from constructing a joint district sewer in Kansas City, Missouri, the outlet or termination of which was to be in the State of Kansas. Appellant is a property owner in the joint sewer district whose land would be subject to assessment for its proportionate part of the cost of the work. The contract for same has been awarded by said city to the other respondent.
Upon a hearing in the Circuit Court of Jackson County on the 1st day of April, 1920, there was a finding for defendants denying the application…
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