Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Cox v. City of Raymore
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1987No. WD 38361PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.
Appellants sought a writ of mandamus to compel the City of Raymore to provide its normal and ordinary municipal services, including municipal water service, to land annexed by it in 1971, which land is now owned by appellants. The trial court sustained the City’s motion to dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus.
According to the petition, appellants own 160 acres of land which, in 1971, was outside the corporate city limits of Raymore. On May 13, 1971, the City of Raymore adopted a resolution to annex the property which recited that “The City of Raymore will be…
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