St. Louis County v. Village of Peerless Park

CLEMENS, Judge.

Suit by St. Louis County for declaratory judgment challenging an annexation by the Village of Peerless Park. The trial court *674upheld the annexation and the County appeals. We affirm.

We are met at the outset with the County’s contention of res judicata arising from the prior attempt by the Village to annex the same land. The Village filed suit in 1966 under the Sawyers Act, § 71.0151, to annex two parcels of land. Judgment went against the Village and it appealed. In 1968 while the appeal was pending the Village proceeded to annex the two parcels under § 71.920 which provides for…