Joplin Water Works Co. v. Jasper County

The opinion in this case written by Commissioner SEDDON meets with the approval of the other commissioners and the judges of Division One except as herein indicated. The opinion of Commissioner SEDDON, so far as approved, is as follows:

This controversy was submitted to the Circuit Court of Jasper County as an agreed case, setting forth the facts upon which the controversy depends, as is provided by Sections 1548 and 1549, Revised Statutes 1919. The facts upon which the controversy depends are agreed by the parties to be as follows:

"Come now Joplin Water Works Company, designated as plaintiff,…