United States Eighth Circuit

Firefighters did not have standing to bring an action alleging a city's failure to levy property taxes at a certain rate for contribution to their pension fund violated their constitutional rights. Injury, if any, is to the fund and only the fund trustees could bring the action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/28/2003
• Published 02/28/2003

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John H. Goffstein, argued, St. Louis, MO (Richard J. Baugh, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul E. Martin, St. Louis, MO (Kevin M. O'Keefe, on the brief), for appellee.