City of Hazelwood v. Peterson

PRICE, Chief Justice.

Chris Braudis, Steve Knobbe, and the City of Hazelwood (collectively, Respondents) commenced two lawsuits to recover excess tax payments made to the Florri-sant Valley Fire Protection District (the District). The Circuit Court of St. Louis County consolidated the cases and granted summary judgment in favor of Respondents. The court concluded that the District collected a certain tax increase in violation of article X, section 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution, part of what is commonly referred to as the Hancock Amendment.

The District and the individually named defendants…