Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Crites v. West
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1974No. 9569PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUGLAS W. GREENE, Special Judge.
This appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court of Butler County dismissing an alternative Writ of Mandamus which had been issued by the trial court on February 14, 1973. We affirm.
In Missouri, a county fire protection district is a creature of statute. The Butler County Fire Protection District exists by virtue of authority granted by chapter 321, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.
On January 9, 1973, initiative petitions were submitted to the board of directors of the fire district ordering them to call a special election to submit to the voters of the district the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re the Disincorporation of the City of KinlochSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- County of Platte v. JamesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
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