Metts v. City of Pine Lawn

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

On December 29, 2000 plaintiffs, Earl Metts and Cheris Metts, individually and as class representatives, filed a petition against defendant, City of Pine Lawn, Missouri (Pine Lawn), to obtain a declaratory judgment that two former Pine Lawn city ordinances enacted in 1992 and 1996 were unconstitutional, to enjoin the collection of taxes levied under those ordinances, and to compel a refund of taxes paid under those ordinances. Pine Lawn filed a motion for summary judgment, which was granted. The trial court determined that an injunction against collection would…