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FIDELITY NAT. BANK v. SWOPE

No. 46.

274 U.S. 123 (1927)

FIDELITY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY ET AL. v. SWOPE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Frank P. Barker and Justin D. Bowersock, with whom Messrs. Samuel J. McCulloch and Hunter M. Meriwether were on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Elliott H. Jones, with whom Messrs. W.C. Scarritt, Edward S. North, and A.D. Scarritt were on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellees brought suit in the District Court for western Missouri to have certain assessments of benefits on their lands for the alleged pro rata share of the cost of grading Meyer Boulevard in Kansas City declared null and void, and to have canceled certain tax bills issued to defray the cost of grading. Appellants are the holders of these bills which they acquired by purchase. The jurisdiction of the district...

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