Citizens National Bank of Maplewood v. Saxon

HARPER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in this action are seven commercial banks (six state banks and one national bank), doing business in St. Louis County at banking houses located within an approximately four-mile radius from the newly established place of business of the West Side National Bank, one of the defendants.

The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and an injunction to overturn the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States regarding the issuance of the charter for the West Side National Bank. The sole allegation of the plaintiffs is that the Comptroller’s…