Legal Opinion
Saint Louis Univ. v. Masonic Temple Ass'n of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 17, 2007No. SC 88075PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.
The Masonic Temple Association1 appeals after the trial court found three City of St. Louis tax increment financing (“TIF”) ordinances constitutional.2 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Saint Louis University (“SLU”) *724and the City of St. Louis, ultimately finding that SLU was eligible for TIF monies. The trial court did not err in finding that SLU is not controlled by a religious creed and, accordingly, the TIF ordinances are constitutional.
Facts
SLU is a benevolent corporation that operates a nationally-recognized higher education institution in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Hunt v. McNairSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bradfield v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- State Ex Rel. Mo. State Bd. v. SouthworthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. ComerSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- City of Arnold v. TourkakisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
- West Central Missouri Region Lodge 50 of The Fraternal Order of Police v. The city of Grandview, MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. PauleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- State Ex Rel. Pettis County R-XII School District v. KahrsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
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