DeFraties v. Kansas City

LAURANCE M. HYDE, Special Commissioner.

Declaratory judgment action to determine the validity of an ordinance of Kansas City and § 355 of Art. X of the city charter claimed to be in violation of § 10, Art. I and § 19, Art. VI of the Constitution of Missouri, V.A.M.S., and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and inconsistent with § 88.-917, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. The trial court declared the whole proceedings void, finding § 355 of Art. X of the charter to be a denial of due process of law in violation of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of „ Missouri.…