North St. Louis Gymnastic Society v. Hudson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. Plaintiff’s charter exempts its property to the extent of $50,000 from taxation, ‘ ‘ as long as said property is used only for purposes of education.” The fact that plaintiff leases one room in the building for a saloon and another for a store, destroys the claim to exemption, and the result is not changed by the further fact that-the rents are applied to the support of the institution.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. Plaintiff’s charter exempts its property to the extent of $50,000 from taxation, ‘ ‘ as long as said property is used only for purposes of education.” The fact that plaintiff leases one room in the building for a saloon and another for a store, destroys the claim to exemption, and the result is not changed by the further fact that-the rents are applied to the support of the institution. Wyman v. St. Louis, 17 Mo. 335; College v. State, Iff Ohio 110; Chapel v. Boston, 120 Mass. 212. The case presented is not within the doctrine of State ex rel. Alexian…
1Opinion of the Court
Ewing, C.
This was a proceeding to enjoin the collection of taxes for 1881, levied on the real estate described in the petition. The circurt court made a decree in accordance with the prayer of the petition. The defendant appealed to the St. Louis court of appeals where the judgment of the circuit court was affirmed. The defendant then appealed to this court.'
The plaintiff was incorporated by an act of the legisture of the twelfth of February, 1864, “for the purpose of educating children in gymnastics and the elementary *34branches of education,” and provides for holding property, personal and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- North St. Louis Gymnastic Society v. HudsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1882
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