State ex rel. Kelley Properties, Inc. v. City of Town & Country

GRIMM, Judge.

The State of Missouri, at the relation of Kelley Properties, Inc., instituted this quo warranto proceeding against the City of Town and Country, its mayor, and the members of its board of aldermen. Kelley sought a determination of whether the City “lawfully annexed” land now owned by Kelley “and/or whether [the City] forfeited its municipal authority” over Kelley’s land. The trial court dismissed the quo warranto petition on the grounds that the action was barred by (1) the statute of limitations and (2) laches. We affirm.

I.Historical background

On February 19, 1951, the Board of…