Legal Opinion
In Re Smithfield City
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1927No. 4475PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREA, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment and decree of the district court of the First judicial district restricting the corporate limits of Smithfield City, by detaching therefrom two parcels of land theretofore included within the corporate limits.
The proceeding was instituted by filing a petition under the provisions of section 771, Compiled Laws of 1917, which requires the petition to be signed by “a majority of the real property owners of any territory within and lying upon the borders of any incorporated city or town.”
It is contended that the petition was insufficient,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Merrill Railway & Lighting Co. v. City of MerrillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- In re FullmerUtah Supreme Court · 1907
- Peterson v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
- State ex rel. Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. LeuchWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- Christensen v. Town of ClearfieldUtah Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Kennecott Copper Corp. v. City of Bingham CanyonUtah Supreme Court · 1966
- Nicholson v. Village of Schaumburg CenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
- In Re the Disconnection of Territory & Restriction of the Corporate Limits of the City of DraperUtah Supreme Court · 1982