State ex rel. Stephens v. City of Hamilton

THE HON. PETER G. MELOY, District Judge sitting in place of MR. JUSTICE HASWELL,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the district court of Ravalli County. Involved is an ordinance of the City of Hamilton to extend its boundaries to include certain contiguous real property. The issue presented is whether or not the district court erred in concluding that the sellers and not the purchasers under contract for deed were “freeholders” and concluding that a majority of the freeholders failed to protest the annexation.

Charles A. Stephens and Ñola M.…