City of Hannibal v. Winchester

391 S.W.2d 279 (1965)

CITY OF HANNIBAL, a municipal corporation, Appellant,

v.

Ben N. WINCHESTER and Ruth Winchester, his wife, et al., Respondents.

No. 50068.

Supreme Court of Missouri, In Banc.

June 14, 1965.

Dennis R. Davidson, City Counselor, Ely & Hibbard, Ben Ely, Hannibal, for appellant.

William B. Spaun, Hannibal, for respondents.

EAGER, Judge.

This case involves the validity of proceedings by the City of Hannibal, a charter city, to annex territory. A petition for declaratory judgment under the Sawyers Act, Section 71.015, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.,[1] was filed as a class suit against the…