Legal Opinion

In re the Annexation to City of Anchorage

District Court, D. Alaska

Decided April 9, 1955No. Nos. A-10095-10097PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOLTA, District Judge.

These cases have been consolidated for hearing of the petitions for annexation, the protests against, and the motions to dismiss, them. The contentions in support of the motions are (1) that the petitioner lacks the power to annex because of the partial repeal by Ch. 97, S.L.A. 1923, of the act of June 6, 1900, 31 Stat. 520 as amended by the act of April 28,. 1904, 33 Stat. 529, Ch. 21, Title 12, C.L.A.1913 — the law under which Anchorage was incorporated in 1920 — without a saving clause as to existing municipalities; and (2) that the power to annex is limited to first…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. County of Henrico v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
  2. Femmer v. City of JuneauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
  3. Annexation to the City of AnchorageDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1954
  4. In re Annexation of SlatervilleDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1949
  5. Cochran v. City of NomeDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1944

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fairview Public Utility District No. One v. City of AnchorageAlaska Supreme Court · 1962
  2. City of Bellevue v. Eastern Sarpy County Suburban Fire Protection DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Opinion No. (1989), Missouri Attorney General Reports1989

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