Legal Opinion
City of Aurora v. Empire District Electric Company
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1962No. 7943PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUARK, Presiding Judge.- '•
This is an appeal by the defendants .from ■.a judgment rendered in,favor of-the plain- ' tiff, City of Aurora, authorizing the annexation of certain lands under the Sawyer Act (Section 71.015, V.A.M.S., Laws of 1953, p. 309).
The petition describes the lands by metes and bounds. The charging portion is:
“3. That the above described real property is contiguous with the present corporate limits of said City, and the area is now unincorporated; that the population of the City is increasing and many new homes and business buildings .have been, and are being built in said…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- City of St. Joseph v. HankinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- State ex inf. Major v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- City of Olivette v. GraelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- State Ex Inf. Mallett v. City of JoplinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Dressel v. City of CrestwoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by18 opinions
- City of Bourbon v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- City of Ash Grove v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- City of Salisbury v. NagelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- City of Perryville v. BrewerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- City of St. Ann v. BuschardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
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