Kansas City Gunning Advertising Co. v. Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) Tlie charter of Kansas City gives no express authority to pass the ordinance in question. There being no express authority, there is no presumption in favor of the validity of the ordinance. There is no express authority given to declare that a nuisance which in fact is not so.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Park, Judge. (1) Tlie charter of Kansas City gives no express authority to pass the ordinance in question. There being no express authority, there is no presumption in favor of the validity of the ordinance. There is no express authority given to declare that a nuisance which in fact is not so. St. Louis v. Packing Co., 141 Mo. 383; St. Louis v. Butler, 178 Mo, 311; Village of St. John v. McFarlan, 33 Mich. 72; Dillon on Municipal Corporations (4 Ed.), p. 155; Schott v. People, 89 111. 197; Brown v. Carrollton, 122 Mo. App. 276; Tates v.…
1Opinion of the Court
BOND, C.
Plaintiff is a Missouri corporation and is the owner of a sign painting and general advertising business, carried on in Kansas City, Missouri, in the conduct of which it owns and uses about three hundred bill boards, bulletin boards and other structures, some of which are rented to advertisers under contracts requiring their maintenance for the benefit of the lessees.
Plaintiff brought this suit to avoid and enjoin the provisions of an ordinance which had been passed by Kansas City on the 21st of September, 1905, to. regulate the erection and maintenance of signs, bill boards and for…
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