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Board of Commissioners v. Hinchman

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1884PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error from Morris District Court. Action brought on December 19, 1882, by Andrew W. Hinehman against The Board of Commissioners of the County of Morris; A. Moser, Jr., clerk, and.

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Error from Morris District Court. Action brought on December 19, 1882, by Andrew W. Hinehman against The Board of Commissioners of the County of Morris; A. Moser, Jr., clerk, and. W. H. White, treasurer of said county; Council Grove township, in Morris county, and J. J. Jones, trustee thereof, to enjoin and restrain the defendants and their successors in office from levying and collecting or attempting to levy and collect any tax upon the real estate of the plaintiff in Valley township, in said county, to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund upon certain bonds issued by Council Grove…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

Various objections are presented' to the bonds set forth in the petition. Some of these objections are to the effect that they are absolutely void because the town*736ship had no authority to issue them, and that their infirmities appear upon their face; others, that if not void, they are at least voidable. An examination of the record convinces us, however, that the plaintiff below is in no condition to claim equitable relief. It appears, among other things, from the findings of the trial court, that the bonds of the township, to the amount…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Steines v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  2. Clark v. WolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  3. Burr v. City of CarbondaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. School District No. 25 v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
  5. Tash v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1852

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Harmon v. Auditor of Public AccountsIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Drenning v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
  3. Hutchinson & Southern Railroad v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
  4. Kirsch v. City of AbileneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1926
  5. Calkin v. HudsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1943

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