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GRANT v. KANSAS CITY

No. 53913.

431 S.W.2d 89 (1968)

Stanley R. GRANT, Respondent, v. KANSAS CITY, Missouri, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Fallon, James M. Jenkins, Kansas City, for respondent, Fallon, Guffey & Jenkins, Kansas City, of counsel.

Herbert C. Hoffman, City Counselor, Richard W. Mason, Jr., Assoc. City Counselor, Kansas City, for appellants, John J. Cosgrove, Kansas City, of counsel.

Lewis Czech, City Atty., Berkeley, Wm. A. Richter, City Atty., Bridgeton, Jim Coonce, City Atty., Columbia, Husch, Eppenberger, Donohue, Elson & Cornfeld, St. Louis, and Shulamith Simon, Acting City Atty., Florissant, Dennis Davidson, City Atty., Hannibal, Wm. H. Burden, City Atty., Joplin, Paul F. O'Konski, Acting City Atty., St. Joseph, Don Busch, City Atty., Springfield, John J. Morris, City Atty., University City, A. A. Michenfelder, City Atty., Webster Groves, for amici curiae, urging reversal on behalf of City of Berkeley it and others.

HOLMAN, Chief Justice.

In this class action plaintiff, for himself and all other citizens, residents, and taxpayers of Kansas City, Missouri, sought to enjoin the defendants from holding a special election to amend the city's charter by adding a section which would authorize the city to increase its earnings tax by one-half of one percent per year. The defendants are the city, its mayor, and the members of its city council, together with certain election officials...

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