Legal Opinion
Lafayette Park Baptist Church v. Scott
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1977No. 37459PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
Appellant appeals from the denial by the trial court of a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Board of Adjustment of the City of St. Louis denying appellant a permit to demolish a building located on appellant’s real property. The property is located within the boundaries of the Lafayette Square Historic District created by a city ordinance.
The appellant is a church. In September 1973, it acquired the property in question at a foreclosure sale at which it was the only bidder. The subject property adjoins the church property and was acquired for conversion…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Fred F. French Investing Co. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Paula-Beth Lashley Maher, Administratrix of the Succession of Morris G. Maher v. The City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Flora Realty & Investment Co. v. City of LadueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- City of Santa Fe v. Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- International Travelers Cheque Company v. Bankamerica Corporation and Bank of America National Trust and Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Ogawa v. City of Des PeresMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- State Ex Rel. Powderly v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Allen Realty, Inc. v. City of LawrenceCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1990
- Cole v. LitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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