Central Missouri Oil Co. v. City of St. James

This is an action in equity to test the validity and reasonableness of a city ordinance extending the limits of the City of St. James, a municipality of the fourth class. Plaintiffs’ petition was filed in the circuit court of Phelps county, returnable to the September, 1935, term thereof. Defendant filed its answer, and thereafter at said term of court the venue in said cause was changed to Howell county. On the 10th day of February, 1936, in said Howell county circuit court the cause was tried by the court, and at the close of all the evidence and after argument of counsel, the court took…