THOMPSON v. HUNTER

No. SC 85225.

119 S.W.3d 95 (2003)

Thomas G. THOMPSON, et al., Appellants, v. Clark HUNTER and Morgan County R-II School District, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig S. Johnson, Lisa Cole Chase, Jefferson City, for Appellants.

Alex Bartlett, Marvin W. Opie, Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney, Versailles, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James R. Layton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondents.

Ann K. Covington, Juan D. Keller, B. Derek Rose, St. Louis, for Amicus Curiae.

Edward F. Downey, Jefferson City, for Amici Curiae Associated Industries of Missouri and Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

John C. Dods, Joe Rebein, Susan A. Berson, Eric T. Mikkelson, Kansas City, for Amici Curiae David Humphreys and Tamko Roofing Products, Inc.

Penney Rector, Jefferson City, for Amici Curiae Missouri Council of School Administrators.

Kelli Hopkins, Columbia, MO, for Amici Curiae Missouri School Boards' Association.


MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Introductory Summary

Two constitutional amendments deal with school district tax rates. Under the Missouri Constitution's 1980 Hancock Amendment, the maximum property tax rate for 2001 for the school district was $1.8647, according to the taxpayers who brought this action. Under a 1998 constitutional amendment, the rate is $2.75 per $100 of assessed valuation as set by the school...

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