State ex rel. Goodnow v. Police Commissioners
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion. E. P. Oates, Judge. (1) It lias now become definitely settled in Missouri‘that special charters derived from constitutional authority, like those now existing in St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph, while they confer extensive powers on such cities, with reference to the management of matters of purely local municipal concern, yet in those? matters in which the State at large has admittedly a vital interest (such as, for instance,…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — lion. E. P. Oates, Judge. (1) It lias now become definitely settled in Missouri‘that special charters derived from constitutional authority, like those now existing in St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph, while they confer extensive powers on such cities, with reference to the management of matters of purely local municipal concern, yet in those? matters in which the State at large has admittedly a vital interest (such as, for instance, elections, and the establishment of a board of police commissioners) the authority of the State remains unimpaired and…
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, L
This is a proceeding by mandamus, instituted in the circuit court of Jackson county, to compel the defendants to reinstate the relator as a policeman and to draw a warrant in his favor for salary while he was prevented by defendants from performing his duties as such policeman. The writ was made peremptory by the circuit court. The defendants appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals, where the judgment of the circuit court was reversed, and the Court of Appeals refused to certify the case to this court. [State ex rel. Groodnow v. Police Commissioners, 80 Mo. App. 206.] There…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex inf. Crow v. VallinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- State ex rel. Chapman v. WalbridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- State ex rel. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Owen v. BaerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex rel. Goodnow v. Police CommissionersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899
3Cited by20 opinions
- City of St. Louis v. Butler Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- State v. KempSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Burns v. Linn, District JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- State ex rel. Reynolds v. JostSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Peterson v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1915
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