Missouri high court overturns blight finding in Clayton

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Supreme Court rejected Tuesday an attempt by a wealthy St. Louis suburb to use eminent domain to condemn buildings in its downtown and turn them over for private development.

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