Gay v. City of Springdale

Jack Holt, Jr.,

Chief Justice. Appellants Edward Gay, et ah, challenge the annexation of four tracts of land by the City of Springdale, Arkansas. We hold that the land was properly annexed and affirm.

In 1983, the City of Springdale annexed approximately 7,000 acres of contiguous land pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §§19-301 — 19-339 (Repl. 1980), currently Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-40-201 — 14-40-607 (1987). The Washington County Circuit Court upheld the annexation. This court reversed the decision of the trial court, holding that the proof was insufficient that the annexed land met any one of the five…