State ex rel. Foster v. Morris

GRIMM, Judge.

The Board of Trustees for the Village of Riverview expelled one of its trustees, relator Lynda Foster. Pursuant to Chapter 536, RSMo 1994, relator sought judicial review in the circuit court. That court reversed the Board and reinstated relator.

The Board appeals. We review the Board’s decision and not the circuit court’s judgment. Hall v. Wolf, 710 S.W.2d 302, 304 (Mo.App.E.D.1986). We affirm the circuit court’s judgment and reverse the Board’s decision to expel trustee.1

I. Background

Relator’s problems with the Board began before she was elected a trustee. On December 29, 1993,…