Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of De Soto
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 1982No. 44373PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Senior Judge.
Plaintiff Larry Smith was discharged as a police officer after serving defendant City of DeSoto for seven years. Contending he was wrongfully discharged Smith sued De-Soto for unpaid salary, allowances and fees. For failure to state a claim his original petition was dismissed with leave to refile; his first amended petition met the same *205fate. Plaintiff’s second petition was dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim and he now appeals.
At issue here is the portion of Section 432.070 RSMo.1978 declaring: “No city shall make any contract unless such contract,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cady v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Garbee v. TyreeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Layne v. City of WindsorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Missouri International Investigators, Inc. v. City of PacificMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- State ex rel. Thomas v. WolfsbergerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
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