City of St. Peters v. Klein

CRAHAN, Chief Judge.

Defendants, a class of inhabitants of certain areas proposed for involuntary annexation by the City of St. Peters (“City”) pursuant to section 71.015 RSMo 1994,1 appeal the judgment authorizing annexation of their property. Defendants urge that City failed to comply with various procedural requirements specified in the statute, that the proposed annexation is unreasonable in that it creates an unincorporated island or enclave and that City failed to establish that the proposed annexation is necessary to the proper development of City. We find that City failed to satisfy…