May Department Stores Co. v. State Tax Commission

EAGER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, which, on review, set aside a decision of the State Tax Commission. ’ Other com ponent parts of the judgment will be referred to later. The case involves the assessment of a tract of land and improvements in Clayton, St. Louis County, which comprise the Famous-Barr store. We shall refer to the owner, May Department Stores Company, as the plaintiff, since it prosecuted the review proceedings. The de7 fendants are the members of the State Tax Commission, the Assessor and Collector of St. Louis County and…