Robert Kornblum v. St. Louis County, Missouri John Doe, an Unknown Person and John Doe Ii, an Unknown Person

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether St. Louis County satisfied the notice requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment before it razed Mr. Kornblum’s house. We conclude that the district court erred in granting summary judgment for the County, and therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings. (We state hereafter such facts as the present record evidence would justify a jury in finding. for Mr. Kornblum.)

I

Prior to Mr. Kornblum’s purchase of the relevant house, and without his knowledge, the County had initiated proceedings to demolish the structure…