Heather v. City of Palmyra

Julia Tipton Heather obtained in the Circuit Court of Macon County a judgment against the city of Palmyra for $7,000, for personal injuries sustained by her, which, upon appeal, was affirmed by the Kansas City Court of Appeals. [245 S.W. 390.] Execution issued thereon and was returned wholly unsatisfied. She then obtained from the Macon Circuit Court a writ of mandamus, requiring the city and its officers to make a levy of taxes for the payment of the judgment. The proceeding here upon writ of error seeks to reverse the judgment awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus. The amount in dispute,…