Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Shepley v. Gamble
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 23, 1955No. 44978PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStorckman, J.
[657] This information in the nature of quo Avarranto attacks the authority of the newly created police department of St. Louis County to take over and perform the law enforcement functions heretofore vested in the sheriff and constables of St. Louis County. The proceeding, instituted by the attorney general at the relation of the acting marshal and chief of police of the city of Ladue in St. Louis County, is directed against the members of the board of police' commissioners and the superintendent of police of St. Louis County. It is an original remedial writ of which this court has…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Hawes v. MasonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- Tremayne v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Household Finance Corp. v. ShaffnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Aquamsi Land Co. v. HostetterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
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3Cited by32 opinions
- City of Olivette v. GraelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- State Ex Inf. Anderson Ex Rel. Weinstein v. St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Carson v. OxenhandlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
- Readey v. St. Louis County Water CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- St. Louis County v. City of ManchesterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
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