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KANSAS SOUTHERN RY. v. KAW VALLEY DIST.

Nos. 313, 314.

233 U.S. 75 (1914)

34 S.Ct. 564

58 L.Ed. 857

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. KAW VALLEY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. KANSAS CITY TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY v. SAME.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1914.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel W. Moore, with whom Mr. Samuel W. Sawyer and Mr. James M. Souby were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Thomas A. Pollock for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

These cases arise upon petitions for mandamus filed by the defendant in error, the Kaw Valley Drainage District the allegations are that the Kansas River flows through the District, is a navigable stream, and in 1903 overflowed its banks, flooded a large part of Kansas City, Kansas, and caused great loss; that the harbor lines established by the United States and the lines for a levee along the banks established...

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