Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Kansas City v. Danforth
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 9, 1975No. 58488PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Commissioner.
Appeal from declaratory judgment in construction of and upholding a public charitable trust which purports to discriminate among its beneficiaries by race, religion, and national origin. Among the questions is whether the construction involves the State of Missouri and requires the exercise of its powers as to subject the trust to requirements of the United States Constitution, Amendments I and XIV, and Missouri Constitution, Article 1, Sections 2, S, 7, and 10, V.A.M.S.
Also involved is an appeal by the Attorney General from a judgment awarding attorneys’ fees, said…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Moose Lodge No. 107 v. IrvisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. VogenthalerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Shapiro v. Columbia Union National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Foster v. FosterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- In Re Estate of StengelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Estate of Pettit v. LevineMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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