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KANSAS CITY v. JOHN DEERE CO.

No. 59902.

577 S.W.2d 633 (1979)

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Appellant, v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron A. Wilson, City Atty., George L. DeBitteto, Asst. City Atty., Kansas City, for appellant.

Howard C. Wright, Jr., City Atty., Larry A. Woodward, Asst. City Atty., Springfield, for amici curiae.

Thomas J. Wheatley, William H. Bates, Stuart W. Conrad, Kansas City, for respondent.

SEILER, Judge.

In this direct appeal by the city of Kansas City, we are presented with the question whether the city can constitutionally make a distinction between the way it arrives at the occupational license tax for a new business starting during the year and the way it arrives at it for an existing business.

The city filed suit against respondent John Deere Company, classified as a merchant, to collect alleged occupational license tax deficiencies for...

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