State Ex Rel. City of Blue Springs v. Rice

BENTON, Judge.

The City of Blue Springs appeals the denial of its petition for mandamus. Because the validity of a Missouri statute is involved, this Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § 3. The judgment is affirmed.

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