Women's Kansas City St. Andrew Soc. v. Kansas City, Mo.

KENYON, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought to restrain appellee, hereinafter designated defendant, from enforcing against appellant, henceforth designated plaintiff, the terms of a zoning ordinance to prevent the use of plaintiff’s property, hereafter called the locus, as a philanthropic “old ladies’ home”; the claim being that the restrictions of the ordinance deprive plaintiff of its property without due process of law. The trial court found against plaintiff, and dismissed the bill of eomplaint. This appeal followed the adverse decree.

The facts are as follows:

Plaintiff is a charitable…