Elections : Initiative Petition – Pre-Election Review – Ripeness
Missouri Electric Cooperatives v. Secretary of State (MLW No. 69699/Case No. WD80007 – 38 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)
Constitutional Law : Sex Offender Registration – Juvenile Offender – Ripeness
In the Interest of S.C. v. Juvenile Officer (MLW No. 68463/Case No. SC95049 – 7 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J.; all concur) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis City, Mason, J. (Patricia Harrison and Jeffrey Estes, St. Louis, for appellant) (Laura Harold, St. Louis, represented the juvenile officer).
Contracts : Good Faith – Dealership Agreement – Ripeness
Century Motor Corporation v. FCA US LLC (MLW No. 68176/Case No. ED101749 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Elections : Initiative Petition – Ripeness
Where appellants challenged a trial court judgment holding that an initiative petition violated the state constitution and could not appear on the ballot, prior to the initiative being certified for the ballot, any challenge to its constitutionality is not ripe for review, so the judgment invalidating the initiative is reversed. Judgment is reversed. Reeves v. […]
Real Property : Express Easement – Ripeness
Murdaugh v. Patterson (MLW No. 66638/Case No. SD32619 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.)
Municipal: Ripeness – Ordinance – Authority
(1)Where a corporate property owner challenged a municipal ordinance applicable to rental property in Jennings, the controversy was sufficiently developed even though the city had not taken enforcement action, so the trial court erred in denying standing to the owner. (2)Where a trial court decided the merits of a challenge to the validity of an […]
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