City of Branson v. Biedenstein

SEILER, Judge.

This is an annexation case. On July 23, 1979, the Hon. Jack A. Powell, Special *667Judge, found in favor of respondent City of Branson and authorized it to proceed with the process of annexation of three separate tracts of land. Appellants appealed to this court. We have jurisdiction under Mo. Const. Art. V, § 3 because appellants challenge the constitutionality of § 71.015, RSMo 1969 1 (commonly referred to as the Sawyers Act) and § 79.020, the latter of which provides for the submission of the proposed annexation to the voters of the annexing city only, and not to the voters of…