Legal Opinion
City of Butler v. Bock
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1973No. 25970PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Judge.
The City of Butler, Missouri, was successful in securing a declaratory judgment that its action in annexing some 3,118 acres of land surrounding its present city limits '(containing 1,438 acres of land) was reasonable and necessary to its proper development ; and that it had shown its ability to furnish within a reasonable time its normal municipal services to the area sought to be annexed. In the light of the evidence these are the issues to be examined under the Sawyers Act, Section 71.-015, RSMo.1969, V.A.M.S.
At the time the original petition was filed, May 6, 1970, Butler…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Bourbon v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- City of Ash Grove v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- City of Houston v. DuffMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
- Williams v. City of IllmoMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
- City of Cameron v. StaffordMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Centralia v. NordenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- City of Odessa v. CarrollMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974
- City of Jefferson v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- City of Flat River v. CountsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- City of Butler v. KueckerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
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