Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Cason v. Bond
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 6, 1973No. 58315PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Chief Justice.
Original proceeding in mandamus. Art. IV, § 26, Mo.Const., V.A.M.S., authorizes the Governor to veto all or part of any item of money in an appropriation bill. The basic issue for decision herein is whether that section also allows the Governor to strike words which set out the purpose of an appropriation bill without vetoing the money appropriated. We hold that it does not.
On April 26, 1973, Relators, as taxpayers and as members of the 77th General Assembly, sought from this Court a writ of mandamus directing that authorization and issuance of warrants for expenditures…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Fergus v. RusselIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Commonwealth v. DodsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Fulmore v. LaneTexas Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Brotherton v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
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