Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Hickman v. City Council of Kirksville
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1985No. WD 35865PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.
The respondents, Jack and Irene Hickman, sought to purchase a building known as the “Old High School” from the Kirks-ville School District, but the contract was contingent upon the property being rezoned from residential to commercial. The Hickmans purposed to turn the abandoned and deteriorating building into a mall with shops and other public uses.
The appellant, the City Council of Kirks-ville, denied the rezoning request. The Hickmans collected 831 signatures to place the rezoning issue before the voters of Kirksville. The City Council rejected the initiative…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- BCI Corp. v. Charlebois Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
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