Y.W.C.A. v. Baumann

Plaintiffs (appellants), Young Women's Christian Association and the trustees of said Association, filed a bill in equity against defendant (respondent), Collector of the City of St. Louis, seeking to enjoin him from attempting to collect taxes levied in the years 1932 to 1935, inclusive, on real estate owned by appellants, and to remove a cloud on the title to said property created by the tax lien. The decree was adverse to plaintiffs and they have appealed.

Appellants claim that the property is exempt from taxes under the provisions of Article X, Section 6, of the Missouri Constitution, and…