City of Parkville v. Northern Farms

The City of Parkville (“City”) brought a declaratory judgment action pursuant to § 71.015, RSMo 1994 1, seeking to annex property owned by the Jenkins family. The trial court refused to issue a declaratory judgment authorizing the City to proceed with statutory annexation procedures. The City appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in refusing to enter a declaratory judgment in its favor because the City met all the requirements of § 71.015, also called “The Sawyers Act.”. The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded to the trial court with directions to enter a…