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Goldsmith v. Prendergast Construction Co., 252 U.S. 12 (1920)
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Goldsmith v. Prendergast Construction Co., 252 U.S. 12 (1920)
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Goldsmith v. George G. Prendergast Construction Company No. 127 Argued January 13, 14, 1920 Decided March 1, 1920 252 U.S. 12
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI
Syllabus
In apportioning the cost of a sewer, the assessing authorities excluded therefrom a city park from part of which the drainage was naturally toward, and was to some extent conducted into, the sewer, but the amount so conducted was not shown to be considerable, nor did it appear that such drainage could not be disposed of by other means. The state courts having sustained the exclusion as within the discretion of the assessing authorities, held that it could not be regarded as so arbitrary and unequal in operation and effect as to render assessments on other property invalid under the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 17.
Refusal to transfer a cause from a division of the Supreme Court of Missouri to the court in banc does not violate any constitutional right. P. 18.
273 Mo. 184 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Goldsmith v. Prendergast Construction Co., 252 U.S. 12 (1920) in 252 U.S. 12 252 U.S. 14. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=178RL44EWU822LC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Goldsmith v. Prendergast Construction Co., 252 U.S. 12 (1920), in 252 U.S. 12, page 252 U.S. 14. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=178RL44EWU822LC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Goldsmith v. Prendergast Construction Co., 252 U.S. 12 (1920). cited in 1920, 252 U.S. 12, pp.252 U.S. 14. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=178RL44EWU822LC.
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