Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Sunshine Enterprises of Missouri, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 8, 2002No. SC 83503PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUANE BENTON, Judge.
Sunshine Enterprises of Missouri, Inc. wants to operate a loan business in the city of St. Ann. The city and its Board of Adjustment denied Sunshine a merchant’s license, citing the city’s zoning code. The circuit court affirmed. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. Reversed and remanded.
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The state licensed Sunshine to operate as an unsecured, under-$500 lender at 10015 St. Charles Rock Road, in St. Ann. Section 4.08.500 RSMo 2000. That address is zoned “general commercial.”
The city denied Sunshine a merchant’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wollard v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Flora Realty & Investment Co. v. City of LadueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Teefey v. Board of Zoning Adjustment of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
- Page Western, Inc. v. Community Fire Protection DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Hewlett v. WomachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Sarah Tupper, Respondents/Cross-Appellants v. City of St. Louis, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2015
- Missouri Bankers Association, Inc., and Jonesburg State Bank v. St. Louis County, Missouri, and Charlie A. DooleySupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
- City of St. Peters, Missouri v. Bonnie A. RoederSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
- City of University City v. AT & T Wireless ServicesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
- HHC Medical Group, P.C. v. City of Creve Coeur Board of AdjustmentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
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