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Missouri Attorney General Reports · Feb 5, 1981
State v. Tahash, 159 N.W.2d 99 , 102 (Minn. 1968). … Green v. United States, 298 F.2d 230 , 232 (9th Cir. 1961); § 549.271, RSMo 1978; Deckard v. Chairman, 471 S.W.2d 480 (Mo. 1971).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Jan 13, 1977
De Arman v. Williams, 93 Mo. 158 , 163 , 5 S.W. 904 ; State ex rel. v. Ry. Co., 87 Mo. 236 ; City of Carondelet v. Picot, 38 Mo. 125 , 130 ; 25 R. C. L. pages 27 to 29. … State ex rel. v. Brown, 172 Mo. 374 , 380 , 72 S.W. 640 ."
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Aug 17, 1977
Danforth v. Cason, 507 S.W.2d 405 , 409 (Mo. Banc 1973), said: "The same standard of interpretation was expressed in Household Finance Corporation v. … Curators of the University of Missouri v. Neill, 397 S.W.2d 666 (Mo. banc 1966)."
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · May 31, 1988
Brown Group, Inc. v. Administrative Hearing Commission, 649 S.W.2d 874 , 881 (Mo.banc 1983). The plain meaning of the statutory language should also be given effect whenever possible. State ex rel. D.M. v. … Day v. County Court of Platte County, 442 S.W.2d 178 , 182 (Mo.App. 1969).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Nov 21, 1988
The statute which you cite establishes the State Board of Health which consists of seven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. … Hull v. Gray, 91 Mo.App. 438 , 443-445 (K.C. Ct.App. 1902) (city hall engineer was an employee of the city, not a public officer); Aslin v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Sep 4, 1987
Brown Group, Inc. v. Administrative Hearing Commission, 649 S.W.2d 874 , 881 (Mo. banc 1983). … Welborn v. Southern Equipment Company, 386 S.W.2d 432 , 436 (Mo.App. 1964). Very truly yours, WILLIAM L. WEBSTER Attorney General
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Aug 22, 1985
Dear Representative Browning: This letter is in response to your request for a ruling on a prevailing wage issue in the City of Neosho, Missouri. … In City of Joplin v. Industrial Commission of Missouri, 329 S.W.2d 687 (Mo. 1959), the court stated in reference to the constitutionality of the prevailing wage act: ". . .
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Dec 19, 1977
A similar situation arose in the case of Vrooman v. City of St. Louis, 337 Mo. 933 , 88 S.W.2d 189 (En Banc 1935). In Vrooman, a taxpayer of the City of St. … Vrooman v. City of St. Louis, supra, 88 S.W.2d at 196-197 .
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Oct 12, 1982
In Rice v. Provident Life Accident Ins. … With regard to the letting of contracts for public work, State v. Dreyer, 167 S.W. 1123 (Mo.App. 1914), overruled on other grounds by State ex rel. Johnson v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · May 24, 1982
Sections 338.010 and 338.240 and 4 CSR 220-2.010 (1)(A) were recently construed in Jack Dunning and Medirate Professional Pharmacy, Inc. v. Board of Pharmacy, State of Missouri, Nos. 43504 and 43505 (Mo.App., E.D. … Citing Duensing v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Oct 12, 1978
Louis County Board of Election Commissioners may receive an increase in salary during his term of office. It is our understanding that the increase is not given because of any statutory assignment of additional duties. … See Mooney v. County of St. Louis, 286 S.W.2d 763 (Mo. 1956) which is directly in point. Very truly yours, JOHN ASHCROFT Attorney General
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · May 13, 1980
State v. Brown, 33 S.W.2d 104 (Mo. Banc 1930). A statute which merely requires certain things to be done which nowhere prescribes the result that shall follow if such things are not done is generally "directory." … State v. Heath, 132 S.W.2d 1001 (Mo. 1939). And, it has been said that the word "may" is sometimes construed as mandatory but more frequently is directory. State v. Blair, 151 S.W. 148 (Mo. 1912).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Dec 28, 1989
Wolff Shoe Company v. Director of Revenue, 762 S.W.2d 29 , 31 (Mo. banc 1988). The provisions of an entire legislative act must be construed together and, if reasonably possible, all provisions must be harmonized. … Community Federal Savings Loan Association v. Director of Revenue, 752 S.W.2d 794 , 798 (Mo. banc 1988), cert. denied 109 S.Ct. 231 , 102 L.Ed.2d 221 (1988).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Aug 31, 1979
Wilson: This official Opinion is issued in response to your inquiry which asked whether Delaware v. … Delaware v. Prouse, supra, 59 L.Ed.2d at 665 . In Prouse a Delaware police officer stopped an automobile occupied by the respondent.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · May 7, 1979
In Schuerman v. … State Board of Education, 284 Ky. 556 , 145 S.W.2d 42 , 43 (1940), a Kentucky Court of Appeals held that a school district could pay dues to the Kentucky School Boards Association, which had the purpose, inter alia, to ".
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Jun 8, 2001
A township board may submit to the voters of the township a proposal to adopt township planning and zoning as long as that county has not adopted its own county-wide zoning. Section 65.650 , RSMo 1994. … In Dahman v. City of Ballwin , 483 S.W.2d 605 (Mo.App. 1972) the court addressed this issue. In Dahman , the city of Ballwin annexed an area of unincorporated St.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Jun 10, 1981
Murphy v. Limpp, 147 S.W.2d 420 , 423 (Mo. 1940); Automagic Vendors, Inc. v. Morris, 386 S.W.2d 897 , 900-901 (Mo. Banc 1965); Hartwig-Dischinger Realty Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Comm., 168 S.W.2d 78 , 82 (Mo. … Banc 1943); Dubinsky Brothers, Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Missouri, 373 S.W.2d 9 , 16 (Mo. Banc 1963); Labor's Educational and Political Club v. Danforth, 561 S.W.2d 339 , 350 (Mo. Banc 1977).
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Jan 17, 1986
Hart v. Board of Education of Nevada School Dist., 299 Mo. 36 , 39-40 , 252 S.W. 441 , 442 (banc 1923). … But see Payne v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Jun 10, 1997
and during part or all of his term there was employed by the county hospital a relative within the prohibited degree who was employed prior to the time that the board member was elected to office. … See State v. Fletchall, 412 S.W.2d 423 (Mo. banc 1967). In the situation about which you are concerned, the current sheriff's son was already employed as a deputy sheriff at the time the current sheriff took office.
Cited 0 timesPublishedMissouri Attorney General Reports · Feb 5, 1981
See Parrish v. Wyrick, supra, at 78. … State v. Tahash, 159 N.W.2d 99 , 102 (Minn. 1968).
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