Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Klein
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Klein
Opinion of the Court
After the county of Gage had adopted and perfected township organization, in the regular course of affairs of the county and township governments, there were assessed by the county authorities on the property of the railway company certain taxes for county purposes, not in excess in the aggregate of fifteen mills on the dollar, or the maximum which they could assess. There had been for and in each of the townships in which there was situated property of the company an assessment, in the manner prescribed by law, of taxes on such property, not to exceed seven mills on the dollar of valuation, the limit provided by law. Aggregated, however, the township assessment and the county assessment exceeded fifteen mills on the doRar. The company denied the right of collection of the amount in excess of fifteen mills and instituted and prosecuted to a successful termination this action in the district court of said county
Judgment accordingly.
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
I dissent from the foregoing opinion. I adopt the views expressed by Brace, J., in delivering the judgment of the court in State v. Missouri P. R. Co., 123 Mo. 72.
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