Cape Motor Lodge, Inc. v. City of Cape Girardeau

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

The City of Cape Girardeau appeals summary judgment for Cape Motor Lodge, et al, declaring that the City lacked authority to construct and operate a multi-use center jointly with the Board of Regents of Southeast Missouri State University. The City contends the trial court erred in declaring unconstitutional, illegal and unenforceable: the “Multi-Use Center Agreement” between the City and SEMO; ordinance 174 authorizing the agreement; ordinance 190 authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the City’s costs for the project and levying a property tax…