Bartlett v. Ross

BENTON, Judge.

The School District of Kansas City seeks to challenge the distribution of unclaimed refunds of property tax. The District — staking jurisdiction on Art. Y, § 3 of the Missouri Constitution — disputes the circuit court’s construction of § 139.031.2.1 Because the District has no standing to appeal, this Court dismisses its appeal.

I

To finance the District’s desegregation plan, the United States District Court ordered, for 1987 and future years, a “property tax increase of $1.95 per $100 assessed valuation.” Jenkins v. State of Missouri, 672 F.Supp. 400, 413 (W.D.Mo.1987). In 1988,…