City of St. Charles v. Schroeder

DOERNER, Commissioner.

By this action, brought under what is commonly known as the Sawyer Act, Section 71.015, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., the City of St. Charles sought a declaratory judgment authorizing it to proceed with the annexation of 5843 acres adjacent to the present city limits. The trial court sustained the City’s petition and entered the judgment prayed for, and the above named intervening defendants, hereafter referred to as the defendants, appealed.

The map incorporated herein and a brief statement of the events preceding the institution of the suit will facilitate an understanding of…