STATE EX INF. RIEDERER v. Collins

LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.

The appellant-relator, Pershing Square Redevelopment Corp., (“Pershing”) appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its petition for writ of mandamus.

Although Pershing raises several points on appeal, the dispositive issue is whether the trial court properly granted the respondent’s motion to dismiss.

The convoluted factual and procedural posture of this case merits an introductory explanation. This litigation grows out of Pershing’s contract with Kansas City (City) to redevelop Union Station and the surrounding area. In general, mandamus is an extraordinary remedy…