Legal Opinion

Germann v. City of Kansas City

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 1978No. KCD 29510PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURNAGE, Judge.

John Germann, George P. Smith, William T. Pelletier and Local 42 of the International Association of Firefighters filed suit against the City of Kansas City for a declaration that Ordinance No. 46749 was void because it excluded battalion chiefs of the fire department from joining the same union as rank and file members of the fire department. The trial court found the ordinance to be valid and Germann and the other plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed.

The parties stipulated to the following facts. For a number of years all firefighters employed by the fire department of Kansas City…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Beasley v. Food Fair of North Carolina, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Elk Grove Firefighters Local No. 2340 v. WillisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
  4. Golden Valley Memorial Hospital District v. Missouri State Board of MediationMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Vineyard v. VineyardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McDowell v. SchuetteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. International Association of Firefighters, Local No. 3808 John Tvedten v. City of Kansas City, a Municipal Corporation Robert L. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  3. Kolocotronis v. RitterbuschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Appeal of Manchester Board of School CommitteeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
  5. In Re Marriage of AllenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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