The city attorney of Creve Coeur filed a motion in St. Louis County Court today for a new trial in the application of Temple Israel for a court order requiring the Creve Coeur authorities to permit Temple Israel to build a chapel and religious school in that suburb.
The motion for a new trial preserves the right of appeal to a higher court against the county court verdict directing the authorities of the suburban community to issue the permit.
The county court’s decision, based on constitutional grounds, held that Creve Coeur’s action in denying the building permit was a violation of the right of freedom of worship guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Catholic and Protestant groups had supported the Temple’s suit and the court’s decision was widely applauded.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat strongly criticized the intent of the Creve Coeur board of aldermen to appeal the decision. It commented: “The idea had better be abandoned. This suburb’s aldermen have already done too much to mar the reputation of their community.”
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