Legal Opinion

State Highway Commission of Missouri v. Spainhower

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 10, 1973No. 57767PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Appeal by State Treasurer from adverse decision in action for declaratory judgment involving construction of the Constitution of Missouri.

The State Highway Commission of Missouri, under the 1945 Constitution of Missouri and subsequent laws, supervises and expends the state road fund, which was created by the Constitution and consists of all state revenue derived from highway users including all state license fees and taxes on motor vehicles, trailers, and motor vehicle fuels.

The State Treasurer of Missouri under the Constitution is the custodian of all state funds,…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lawson v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Rathjen v. Reorganized School District R-IISupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
  3. Pomona City School District v. PayneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
  4. State Ex Rel. Jones v. AtterburySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. Petition of Board of Public BuildingsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Washington Legal FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. State Tax Commission v. Administrative Hearing CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  3. State Ex Rel. Fort Zumwalt School District v. DickherberSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  4. State v. YoungSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  5. Herndon v. TuheySupreme Court of Missouri · 1993

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