Ferree v. City of Yuma

OPINION

EUBANK, Presiding Judge.

This appeal involves the validity of annexation proceedings enacted by appellant City of Yuma in September 1976. Appellee Mary L. Ferree, an owner of land in the affected area, brought a petition to question the validity of the annexation pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471(C). After discovery, both parties moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted appellee’s motion, holding that the annexation petition failed to contain the signatures of the owners of property whose assessed valuation exceeded half of the valuation of the entire territory sought to be annexed.…