City of Hannibal v. County of Marion

GRIMM, Judge.

This case involves the validity of § 20.25 of the City of Hannibal’s 1957 charter concerning its citizens’ exemption from paying county road taxes for roads or bridges outside its city limits. In response to the defendants’ summary judgment motion, the trial court found the provision unconstitutional and declared it “void and unenforceable.” Plaintiff City of Hannibal and Inter-venor Richard Schwartz appealed; however, the City dismissed its appeal. We affirm.1

I. Background

In 1873, Hannibal was a legislative charter city. In that year, the General Assembly adopted an act to…