Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Pearson

MAUS, Judge.

On June 12, 1981, the defendant received a “Notice to Remove Outdoor Advertising” from the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (Commission). On February 10, 1982, the Commission filed a petition seeking an injunction restraining the defendant from preventing the employees of the Commission from removing the sign designated in that notice. Defendant appeals from a judgment granting that relief.

There was little controversy about the facts. The basic facts were established by the Commission’s Request for Admissions, to which the defendant did not respond. The notice was on…