State ex rel. Ziegenhein v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The land described in the petition is a part of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, so inseparably connected therewith that it has no independent value and was therefore included in the assessment made by the state board of equalization. That defendant paid all taxes levied upon its property assessed by the state board is admitted.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The land described in the petition is a part of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, so inseparably connected therewith that it has no independent value and was therefore included in the assessment made by the state board of equalization. That defendant paid all taxes levied upon its property assessed by the state board is admitted. (2) If it be conceded that this is “local property,’.’ subject to assessment under the provisions of section 7728 (Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 6876), still it will be found that there was…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
— This is a suit by the collector of the city of St. Louis to recover back taxes for the year 1885, levied upon property described in the petition as follows: “A certain, lot of ground fronting four hundred and twenty-three feet and three inches on an alley in city block No. 2253 by a depth of one hundred and fifty-four feet, bounded on the north by said alley, and on the east, south and west by property of self.”
*5The suit was brought against the defendant railroad company,- and against Blackmer and Post, but was dismissed as to the latter. The case is here on the appeal of the railroad…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- St. Louis v. DorrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- State ex rel. Reynolds v. JostSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
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- City of St. Louis v. MeyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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