Legal Opinion

Boggess v. Pence

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 9, 1959No. 46953, 47204PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DALTON, Judge.

Causes Nos. 46,953 and 47,204 have been consolidated on appeal, because both appeals involve a common issue in that the validity of different ordinances of the same municipal corporation are questioned on the same ground, to wit, that one of its councilmen was not legally elected to his said office under the charter of said city. Appellants claim that all of the acts of the city in which this particular individual participated as a councilman (including the matters in question) are “illegal, unlawful, void and of no effect.”

Cause No. 46,953 is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Kansas City v. HydeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  2. Hudgins v. Mooresville Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
  3. Glasgow v. St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  4. Kentucky Club v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
  5. Spiking School District No. 71 v. Purported "Enlarged School District R-IISupreme Court of Missouri · 1952

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re F____ C____Missouri Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. In re the City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  3. Waterman v. City of IndependenceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Dryer v. KlinghammerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Halls Levee District of Buchanan County v. HauberMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970

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