Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Taggart v. Holcomb

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 10, 1911No. 17,294PublishedCited by 50 opinions

Original proceeding in mandamus.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This is an action to compel F. M. Holcomb, as county clerk, to extend upon the tax rolls of the county for taxation a waterworks plant owned' by" the municipality of Kansas City, Mo., which is situated in Wyandotte county, Kansas. The county clerk declined to place the property on the tax rolls because of a claim that it was exempt from taxation. The municipality of Kansas City, Mo., intervened and alleged that it had charter authority to own and operate waterworks, to supply the city and inhabitants with water, either inside or outside…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. US Bank v. PLANTERS'BANKSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Hanley v. DonoghueSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. City of Arkansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
  4. Curran v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
  5. Washburn College v. Comm'rs of Shawnee Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1871

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. WeightmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  2. Hall v. University of NevadaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Florida State Hospital for the Insane v. Durham Iron Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Robinson v. JonesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  5. City of New Orleans v. Salmen Brick & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

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