City of Flat River v. Counts

GUNN, Presiding Judge.

The City of Flat River instituted a declaratory judgment action pursuant to § 71.015, RSMo 1969, to annex an adjacent unincorporated area in St. Francois County. The trial court entered judgment for the City. Appellant as a resident in the area sought to be annexed and an intervenor in opposition to the annexation asserts on appeal that the trial court erred in finding the annexation necessary and reasonable for the proper development of the City. Appellant Judy Weston grounds her appeal on the following factors developed at trial: (1) the population of the City has…