Pemiscot County Port Authority v. Rail Switching Services, Inc.

Pemiscot County Port Authority’s executive director negotiated and signed an operating agreement with Appellant (“RSSI”) regarding Port Authority’s railroad spur. When Port Authority granted track-use rights to a third party, RSSI claimed exclusivity under its agreement. Proceedings for declaratory and other relief between Port Authority and RSSI resulted- in summary judgment declaring RSSI’s agreement void ab initio for violating RSMo § 432.070’s mandate that contracts of a municipal corporation “be subscribed by the parties thereto, or their agents authorized by law and duly appointed and…