Kelly v. Hanson

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This case centers on the question of whether the appellant, the State Auditor of Missouri, has standing to bring a declaratory judgment action to enforce and define the office’s powers to set up certain accounting systems under the Missouri Constitution.

Margaret Kelly, State Auditor, filed a declaratory judgment suit against Richard Hanson, Commissioner of Administration, and Mark Ward, Director of the Division of Budget and Planning. The Auditor’s suit alleges that the defendants/respondents, collectively known as the Office of Administration, Division of Budget and…