Eminence R-1 School District v. Hodge

ALDEN A. STOCKARD, Senior Judge.

This is a suit by Appellant Eminence R-l School District for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. Eminence seeks a determination that pursuant to § 12.070, RSMo 1978, 1 it is entitled to a mandatory distribution of forest reserve funds derived from the Mark Twain National Forest Reserve. Respondents, three Shannon County school districts that are situated wholly or partly within the national forest, contend that although Eminence is eligible to receive forest reserve funds under § 12.070, it is not necessarily entitled to a distribution of these funds.…