Legal Opinion
Director of Revenue v. State Auditor
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 22, 1974No. 58203PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Commissioner.
Appeal by State Auditor from adverse decision in action by Director of Revenue for declaratory judgment. The question is whether the Auditor, in performance of his constitutional duty to postaudit the Department of Revenue, is entitled to access to individuals’ tax returns in custody of the Department of Revenue and which are protected by law from disclosure by the Department.
The question arose from this background :
On March 19, 1971, the then Auditor (now Governor), the Honorable Christopher S. Bond, began an audit of the Department of Revenue and, in particular, the…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cited by12 opinions
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