White v. City of Columbia

DONNELLY, Judge.

On July 21, 1969, the City Council of Columbia, Missouri, a constitutional charter city, enacted Ordinance 3962, which proposed to amend the home rule charter of that city to extend its corporate limits, and which called a special election for October 7, 1969. An election was held in the city on said date, and, on October 10, 1969, the city council canvassed the results of the election and, by resolution, declared the annexation propositions adopted.

On October 22, 1969, appellants, as property owners and taxpayers of Colum bia, Missouri, filed suit for injunction and for…