Division of Labor Standards, Department of Labor & Industrial Relations v. Friends of the Zoo of Springfield, Missouri, Inc.

BENTON, Judge.

The Division of Labor Standards sued the city of Springfield, and a not-for-profit corporation, Friends of the Zoo of Springfield, Missouri, Inc. The circuit court granted summary judgment to defendants. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const. art. V, section 10. Reversed and remanded.

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The Springfield-Greene County Park Board is a department within the city of Springfield. The Board administers the Dickerson Park Zoo, which is owned by the city. Friends of the Zoo of Springfield, Missouri, Inc., is a charitable organization, funded entirely…