National Advertising Co. v. State Highway Commission

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse declaratory judgment and denial of a permanent injunction arising from proposed actions by defendant pursuant to the Missouri Billboards law, Sections 226.500 to 226.600 RSMo 1969. 1 It is initially necessary to determine what matters raised on the appeal are still viable in view of the amendment of the law by House Bill 1478 2 effective June 24, 1976. To do that a review of the act and its legislative history and the facts surrounding this litigation is necessary.

In 1965, the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C.…