The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District v. The City of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Sherrell Construction, Inc.

I concur in the result of the principal opinion but write separately because I do not agree with the principal opinion’s suggestion it is not appropriate to consider the intent of the drafters of our Constitution, or the historical context in which a provision was adopted, for purposes of interpretation.1 In my view, the fact that Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is a political subdivision — not a citizen — ends the- debate of whether it is entitled to compensation for a taking under *924article I, section 26 of the Missouri Constitution.2 In this case, both the plain language of…