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EMBREE v. KANSAS CITY ROAD DIST.

No. 187.

240 U.S. 242 (1916)

36 S.Ct. 317

60 L.Ed. 624

EMBREE v. KANSAS CITY AND LIBERTY BOULEVARD ROAD DISTRICT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harris L. Moore, with whom Mr. John M. Cleary and Mr. James F. Simrall, Mr. Ernest Simrall and Mr. W.A. Craven were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. William M. Williams and Mr. Claude Hardwicke for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit to restrain the issue and sale of road district bonds and the levy and recordation of special taxes to pay them. A trial of the issues resulted in a judgment for the defendants, which at first was reversed and on a rehearing was affirmed. 257 Missouri, 593. The plaintiffs prosecute this writ of error.

When the suit was begun the road district had been organized, a road had been selected...

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