Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Audrain County v. City of Mexico
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 11, 1946No. 39876PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The issue for determination is whether a municipality may in the exercise of delegated police power install parking meters on that portion of land owned by a county as its private property and knowingly permitted to be used as a public street. We answer in the affirmative. The County appeals from a decree sustaining the City's power.
The plat of the original Town of Mexico, Missouri, filed in 1836, provided for blocks of 240 feet square and streets of 60 feet in width; stating: "The 25th Block is reserved for public buildings called the public square." In addition, in 1837 Block 25 was…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Paulsen v. PortlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- St. Louis Gaslight Co. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- City of Clayton v. NemoursMissouri Court of Appeals · 1942
- County of Cook v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
- Kimmel v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bowman v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Kansas City v. School Dist. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Everett v. County of ClintonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Evans v. CarrollSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- City of Caruthersville v. CantrellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1950
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