City of St. Joseph v. Village of Country Club

Both the City of St. Joseph (City) and the Village of County Club (Village) sought to involuntarily annex the same unincorporated area of land in Andrew County pursuant to section 71.015, RSMo 2000 1 . The City approved a resolution of intent to annex the land. One week later, the Village similarly approved a resolution of intent to annex the same area of land. At the same time, it gave first reading to an ordinance proposing annexation and set a public hearing for the following month.

The City filed this declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that under the doctrine of prior…