May Department Stores Co. v. University City

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Defendants have appealed from an adverse judgment in plaintiff’s action for a declaratory judgment in which it requested and obtained a ruling that it is not required to pay, in addition to that previously paid, any merchants license tax for the year 1968 to the City of University City, Missouri. The City filed a counterclaim for $24,-184.10, the amount, together with interest and penalties, which it claimed to be due and owing by plaintiff. By reason of the ruling on plaintiff’s petition, the counterclaim was denied.

Plaintiff is a corporation doing business as Famous…