Ford Motor Co. v. City of Hazelwood

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Presiding Judge.

Introduction

The City of Hazelwood, Missouri, appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County refunding $1,232,499.00 in license fees plus pre-judgment interest to Ford Motor Company pursuant to Section 139.031, R.S.Mo 2000, 1 and granting declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting Hazelwood from enforcing its ordinances in a manner violative of the Commerce Clause. Because we find that Ford failed to file a written protest concurrently with the payment of its license fee, as required by Section 139.031, we reverse and remand.

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