Legal Opinion
Verry v. City of Belle Fourche
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 1999No. NonePublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] In this appeal we affirm the circuit court and hold that the statutory scheme does not permit a municipality to mandate involuntary annexation as a condition to providing city water and sewer services.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Although Verry lives outside the city limits of Belle Fourche, her home is within 200 feet of City’s sewer and water mains. She claims that in December 1997 the South Dakota State Plumbing Commission cited her and gave her 21 days to correct certain violations. Verry asserted at oral arguments and in her brief that the City engineer was the individual who…
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