Legal Opinion

City of Town & Country v. St. Louis County

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 20, 1983No. 64430PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Judge.

The City of Town and Country, Missouri, sought to annex three contiguous parcels of land adjacent to that city. In an appropriate declaratory judgment action brought subsequent to the statutorily required “referendums” of residents in affected areas, the trial court entered a judgment which approved the annexations. The Court of Appeals reversed on a rationale attributed to the Graeler cases. City of Olivette v. Graeler, 338 S.W.2d 827 (Mo.1960), “Graeler I”. City of Olivette v. Graeler, 369 S.W.2d 85 (Mo.1963), “Graeler II”. The case was transferred by this Court to determine…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. City of Olivette v. GraelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  3. Binger v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  4. City of Olivette v. GraelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  5. Martin v. NortonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  3. Unlimited Equipment Lines, Inc. v. Graphic Arts Centre, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Elam v. City of St. AnnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Rail Switching Services, Inc. v. Marquis-Missouri Terminal, LLCMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017

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