City of Phoenix v. State of Arizona

This is an appeal by the City of Phoenix, called defendant, from a judgment of the superior court in favor of the State of Arizona, called plaintiff, holding that ordinance No. 3081 of said city declaring certain lands annexed to the city is void and of no effect. The facts are not in dispute and may be stated as follows: In the spring of 1940, a petition, signed by the Phoenix Union High School District, hereinafter referred to as the district, was addressed to the mayor and city commission of defendant, requesting that the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 30, township 2…