Legal Opinion

Shackleford v. City of Jefferson

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 11, 1912Published

Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. John M. Williams, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.

Injunction. The plaintiff’s suit is to restrain the defendant city from changing the grade in two blocks on Monroe street between Miller and Elm'streets. The petition alleges that the grade of the street was established by ordinance in 1903; that in June, 1906, the city council passed an ordinance changing the established grade of said street; and again in September, 1908, the city council passed another ordinance changing the established grade of said street.

It is alleged that both of said ordinances are null and void, because at the time of their passage and approval “all of the owners of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Richardson v. McReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  2. Black v. CornellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1888
  3. Black v. RossMissouri Court of Appeals · 1889

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