Legal Opinion

Sommer v. City of St. Louis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 16, 1982No. 42006PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHAN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment concerning a tax abatement ordinance enacted by the City of St. Louis. The trial court found for the City and the recipient of the tax abatement. We remand to the trial court with instructions to dismiss.

The factual background of the case is as follows: In 1958, the City of St. Louis, acting under the existing Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law, § 99.-300 et seq., RSMo Supp.1957, established by ordinance the Mill Creek Valley Project Area. The tract of land that is the subject of this litigation (hereinafter…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the WarSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Tietjens v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  3. State Ex Rel. McNary v. StussieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
  4. State Ex Rel. Schneider v. StewartMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Missourians for Separation of Church & State v. RobertsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State Ex Inf. Ashcroft v. Kansas City Firefighters Local No. 42Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Ex Parte Chemical Waste Management, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2005
  3. Champ v. PoelkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Pace Construction Co. v. Missouri Highway & Transportation CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. State Ex Rel. City of St. Louis v. LitzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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