St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railroad v. Lewright
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Edwards, Judge. (1) This being a summary proceeding under tbe statute for appropriation of private property for public use, every matter necessary to confer jurisdiction must appear on tbe face of tbe proceedings.
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Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Edwards, Judge. (1) This being a summary proceeding under tbe statute for appropriation of private property for public use, every matter necessary to confer jurisdiction must appear on tbe face of tbe proceedings. Railroad v. Young, 96 Mo. 39, and cases cited; Railroad v. Camp-hell, 62 Mo. 585; Railroad v. Carter, 85 Mo. 448; Mills on Eminent Domain, sec. 115; Railroad v. Story, 96 Mo. 611; Cory v. Railroad, 100 Mo. 282. (2) In sucb a, proceeding tbe circuit court bas no powers except sucb as are expressly given by statute. Gray v. Railroad, 81…
1Opinion of the CourtBuegess, J.
This is a proceeding commenced by the defendants in error in the circuit court of Franklin county against the plaintiff in error for condemnation of a right of way through certain lands of plaintiff in error described in the petition. Inasmuch as a point is made by plaintiff in error on the sufficiency of the petition we here set it out in full, omitting parts not here material:
“St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railroad Company, of the State of Kansas, plaintiffs, v. “William P. Lewright, James M. Lewright, Elijah McLean, and- I. B. Kitchen, defendants.
“The plaintiff states that it is a…
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