City of Kirkwood v. Cronin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. G. A. Wurdeman, Judge. (1) The appointment of the mayor’s jury must be entered on the city records. Then it must be shown on the face of the record that notice has been served on all property owners affected. Both are parts of the record proper, and therefore jurisdictional.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. G. A. Wurdeman, Judge. (1) The appointment of the mayor’s jury must be entered on the city records. Then it must be shown on the face of the record that notice has been served on all property owners affected. Both are parts of the record proper, and therefore jurisdictional. Tarkio v. Clark, 186 Mo. 297; Sec. 5993, R. S. 1899, now 9415, R. S. 1909. (2) On appeal to the circuit court, if the record confers jurisdiction to proceed, there should be a trial de novo; and therein the defendant may demand a jury. Secs. 7579, 7588, 9415, R. S: 1909;…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, C.
condemnation: Fourth class. Respondent, a city of the fourth class, seeks, by the exercise of the right of eminent domain (as provided in Sec. 9415, R. S. 1909), to condemn the private property °f appellants and others for the purpose of widening one of the streets (Clinton Place) in said city.
*211The first step in this proceeding was taken June 10, 1909, when said city by ordinance provided for the widening of said street, etc. A hearing, in which appellants participated, was had before the mayor’s jury, consisting of “five disinterested freeholders of the city,” duly appointed by…
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