{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"evelyn-bravo-et-al","displayName":"Evelyn Bravo, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84086:2021-12-21","opinionId":"7c928d6b-6fa2-5fcb-b2c8-7351116fa96a","slug":"evelyn-bravo-et-al-v-jackson-county-board-of-equalization-et-al-d84086","caseName":"Evelyn Bravo, et al.\nvs. \nJackson County Board of Equalization, et al.","caseNumber":"WD84086","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-12-21","year":2021,"display_summary":"Petitioners, including property owners and neighborhood associations, appealed the circuit court's dismissal of their petition for declaratory judgment and denial of their petition for writ of mandamus against the Jackson County Board of Equalization. Petitioners alleged systematic discriminatory property tax assessments and sought an order of intra-county equalization. The circuit court dismissed the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the administrative process provided in chapters 137 and 138 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, including review by the State Tax Commission, is the exclusive remedy for such claims.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","property-real-estate","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182764","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/evelyn-bravo-et-al-v-jackson-county-board-of-equalization-et-al-d84086","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}