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MISSOURIANS, FOR SEP. OF C. AND S. v. ROBERTSON

No. KCD 30164.

592 S.W.2d 825 (1979)

MISSOURIANS FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE, a corporation, and James L. Atwell, James T. Blair, Roger D. Briggs, W. Ross Edwards, Junior Jean Osborn, Ruby Reich, James Tatum, and G. Hugh Wamble, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bruce ROBERTSON, Commissioner of Higher Education, Virginia G. Young, Chairman, Lela H. Bell, John H. Biggs, Richard J. Blanck, Joe T. Buerkle, Clarence K. Fulton, Jr., F. William McCalpin, H. Lang Rogers, and Eugene M. Strauss, Members, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, and Central Methodist College, Culver-Stockton College, Fontbonne College, Rockhurst College, Southwest Baptist College, Wentworth Military Academy, Westminster College, William Jewell College, William Woods College, Defendants-Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied December 31, 1979.

Application to Transfer Denied February 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry D. Dingman, Kuraner, Dingman, Schwegler, Kinton & Lowe Professional Corp., Kansas City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., J. Paul Allred, Jr., William F. Arnet, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for state officials.

Dick H. Woods, George E. Feldmiller, Mark S. Foster, Kansas City, for S. W. Baptist College.

Michael G. Biggers and T. C. Walsh, Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, St. Louis, D. Brook Bartlett, Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, Kansas City, for other colleges.

Before SHANGLER, P. J., WASSERSTROM, C. J., and CLARK, J.

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiffs Missourians for Separation of Church and State and G. Hugh Wamble, among other principals, bring suit as taxpayers and as advocates of the separation of church and state for declaratory judgment and injunction against the defendants Robertson as Commissioner of Higher Education, other state officials, and institutional beneficiaries of the Financial Assistance Program [§§ 173.200 to 173.230, Laws 1972, p. 763, &...

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