City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri v. Jackson County, Missouri

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:25-cv-00317-RK ) JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER The City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, plans to expand and improve an existing intersection located within its city limits. While it has reached agreements with some of the impacted landowners, it has not reached an agreement with one in particular—Jackson County, Missouri. As a result, the City seeks to assert its municipal power of eminent domain to acquire the County’s real…