Legal Opinion
State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. Kirby
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided July 25, 1942PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHays, J.
Information in the nature of quo warranto filed' by the Attorney General against the members of the Civil Service Commission of the City of St. Louis. Respondents have answered and relator has demurred to their answer. The proceeding challenges the validity of Amended Article, 18 of the Charter of the City of St. Louis, under which amendment a system for the appointment of civil servants of said city is provided. The amendment in question is very long and contains many detailed provisions. It will be unnecessary to set out all of them, but those against which relator’s attack is leveled will…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Missouri v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Minor v. HappersettSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- King v. PriestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Jones v. AtterburySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- Strohmeyer v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1965
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