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- Title: Davis v. City of Leawood
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 21, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by William Davis and Fern Stultz sued to enjoin the City of Leawood (Leawood) from imposing special assessments on their properties for the purpose of financing the improvement of State Line Road. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court granted the injunction on the ground that only city-at-large funds, not special assessments, may be used to improve a designated main trafficway, and Leawood appeals. The appeal was transferred to this court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3017. The following facts are not in dispute: William R. Davis resides on property he owns at 11316 State Line Road in Leawood. Fern Stultz resides on property she owns at 11420 State Line Road in Leawood. In 1988, Leawood enacted an ordinance which designated 14 streets, including State Line Road, as ""main trafficways"" pursuant to K.S.A. 12-685. In March 1993, Hallbrook Farms Associates, L.P., (Hallbrook) pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq., filed a petition with Leawood for the improvement of State Line Road from approximately 112th Terrace to 119th Street. Leawood created the improvement district requested by Hallbrook. The properties of Hallbrook, Davis, and Stultz comprise the improvement district, and State Line Road is being improved where it abuts their properties. At the time the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment were considered, no assessments had been made to the Davis or Stultz properties.