STATE EX REL. McNEAL v. ROACH

No. 58884.

520 S.W.2d 69 (1975)

STATE ex rel. Theodore D. McNEAL, President, et al., Relators (Respondents), v. John G. ROACH et al., Respondents (Appellants).

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lashly, Caruthers, Thies, Rava & Hamel, John H. Lashly, Albert J. Stephan, Jr., Darold E. Crotzer, Jr., St. Louis, for respondents.

Jack L. Koehr, City Counselor, Eugene P. Freeman, Deputy City Counselor, St. Louis, for appellants.

Sestric, Sestric, Sweet & McGhee, Anthony J. Sestric, St. Louis, amicus curiae.


MORGAN, Judge.

In the trial court, the Board of Police Commissioners for the city of St. Louis sought a writ of mandamus to compel said city, and the Mayor and Board of Aldermen thereof, to appropriate the amount of $39,524,490. as the sum estimated to meet the expenses of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for the then ensuing fiscal year of 1974-1975. A peremptory writ was issued, and the city and officers thereof have appealed. We affirm.

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