Newmeyer v. Mo. & Miss. R. R.
Supreme Court of Missouri
•Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. I. In case of misfeasance or malfeasance of the County Court, a tax-payer or tax-payers may bring a suit on behalf of himself or themselves, and all others similarly interested.
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•Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. I. In case of misfeasance or malfeasance of the County Court, a tax-payer or tax-payers may bring a suit on behalf of himself or themselves, and all others similarly interested. (Hooper vs. Ely, 46 Mo., 505; Steines vs. Franklin County, et al., 48, Mo., 176 ; Wood vs. Draper, et al., 24 Barb. 187 ; DeBaun vs. The Mayor, &c., of New York, 16 Barb. 392 ; Stuyvesant vs. Pearsall, et al., 15 Barb. 244 ; Milhau vs. Sharp, Barb. pp. 218, 219 ; Christopher vs. Mayor, &c., of New York, 13 Barb. 567 ; Shephard vs. Wood, et al., 13 Howard, Pr. 47 ; 2nd, Redfield…
1Opinion of the CourtEwing, Judge
This was a petition in the nature of a bill of equity filed by the plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all other citizens and tax-payers who are similarly interested with themselves to set aside an order of the County Court of Macon county making a subscription of $175,000, to the capital stock of the Missouri and Mississippi Railroad Co., and to have the same declared null and void, and to have the bonds issued to pay said subscription delivered up and cancelled. The bill alleges that plaintiffs were and are owners of a large amount of real estate and personal property situated in said…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mayor of Baltimore v. GillCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
- Doolittle v. . Supervisors of Broome CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Roosevelt v. . DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Steines v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- City of New London v. BrainardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
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