Legal Opinion
Powell v. County of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 19, 1977No. 60160PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Judge.
Plaintiffs brought an equitable action seeking cancellation of county collector’s deeds issued after tax sales in which lots which they owned in St. Louis County were sold for unpaid taxes. The suit also sought to quiet title in plaintiffs.
The trial court entered judgment for defendant and plaintiffs appealed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, which held that under prior cases it would be obligated to reverse the trial court and hold the tax deeds void. The court determined that the result was dictated by a line of cases holding that constructive fraud is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johnson v. McAboySupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Bussen Realty Co. v. BensonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- RCA Photophone Inc. v. HuffmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Costello v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- State ex rel. Hartley v. InnesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by24 opinions
- McCready v. SouthardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Braun v. PettyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- Schwartz v. DeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Sterneker v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- Mason v. WhyteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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