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CITY OF ARNOLD v. TOURKAKIS

No. SC 88647.

249 S.W.3d 202 (2008)

CITY OF ARNOLD, Appellant, v. Homer TOURKAKIS, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard T. Carmody, Kelley F. Farrell, Kameron W. Murphy, JoAnn T. Sandifer, St. Louis, Robert K. Sweeney, Hillsboro, for Appellant.

Timothy S. Sandefur, James S. Burling, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, Tracy Hunsaker Gilroy, Michael A. Wolff, Michael F. Barnes, Robert D. Vieth, Jovita M. Foster, Armstron Teasdale, LLP, David P. Abernathy, John F. Medler, Jr., Kenneth C. Jones, St. Louis, William C. Dodson, Imperial, Marc B. Fried, Dennis J. Kehm, Jr., Office of the County Counselor, Hillsboro, for Respondents.

Howard C. Wright, Jr., Springfield, Amicus Curiae for Missouri Municipal League, et al.

Jennifer Z. Roland, David E. Roland, St. Louis Amicus Curiae for Show-Me Institute.

Marc H. Ellinger, Jefferson City, Amicus Curiae for National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation.

Robert W. Gall, William H. Mellor, Scott Bullock, Arlington, VA, Paul A. Martin, St. Louis, Ronald J. Eisenberg, Chesterfield, Counsel for the Institute for Justice and The Office of the Ombudsman for Property Rights.

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

The question in this case is whether the City of Arnold ("the City"), a non-charter city, is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain. This Court holds that article VI, section 21 of the Missouri constitution and relevant statutes permit the City to do so. The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the case is remanded.1

Homer and Julie Tourkakis ("Landowners") own a residential building...

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