City of Richmond v. Harmon

FLOYD L. SPERRY, Special Commissioner.

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment. The City of Richmond, a third class city, with a mayor-city council form of government, filed an amended petition seeking judicial approval to annex unincorporated land adjacent to and completely surrounding Richmond. The respondents herein are property owners affected by the proposed annexation. The court on May 26, 1970, found the annexation unreasonable and unnecessary to the proper development of the City of Richmond, and dismissed the petition. Plaintiff appeals.

This was a warmly contested case. The court is…