The Supreme Court of the State of Missouri has upheld the decision of the Western District Court of Appeals that the Union Pacific Railroad is the rightful owner of the former MKT bridge spanning the Missouri River at Boonville. Regrettably for the taxpayers, Missouri’s Quixotic Man of LaMancha, Attorney General and candidate for governor Jay Nixon, vows to continue tilting at this windmill.
Futile fight over MKT bridge rages on under Nixon
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:50 p.m. CST, Monday, February 2, 2009
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