Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Mercer v. Incorporated Town of Crestwood

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 15, 1957No. 49112PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.

This is an action in quo warranto to test the legality of the incorporation of the Town of Crestwood. The question in the ease is whether a tract of land adjoining the Town of Windsor Heights should be annexed to said Town, or was incorporated as Crestwood. Annexation procedure appears in sections 362.26 and 362.27, Iowa Code, 1954, and incorporation procedure in sections 362.1 to 362.9 inclusive.

The procedural sequence of action by Windsor Heights was: On September 19, 1955, the town council, under motion unanimously adopted, directed the town clerk to publish notice once a week for two…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Searle v. YensenNebraska Supreme Court · 1929
  2. State ex rel. Luley v. SimonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  3. City of Galesburg v. HawkinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Glaspell v. City of JamestownNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Denny v. Des Moines CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1909

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Independent School District v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
  2. City of Cedar Rapids v. CoxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
  3. City of Clinton v. Owners of the Property Situated Within Certain Described BoundariesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  4. In Re the Appeal of the City of LenexaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
  5. City of Des Moines v. LampartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957

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