Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Wickliffe

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

The unusual proceedings in this case require that we give a recitation of its history. On March 23,1979, this suit was initiated, seeking recovery of a portion of taxes assessed against plaintiffs’ property by the Greene County Collector. The trial court entered judgment denying plaintiffs’ claims on January 6, 1981, and on February 13, 1981, they appealed to the Supreme Court of Missouri. On April 10,1981, the supreme court transferred the case to this district. We heard argument on September 17,1981, and on October 5, 1981, handed down the following opinion:

Plaintiff…