Horn v. Public Water Supply District No. 8 of Clay County

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Public Water Supply District No. 8 of Clay County, Missouri, appeals a Circuit Court ruling allowing detachment of land within the water district. We reverse and remand.

Standard of Review

We review the judgment of the trial court pursuant to Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976), under which we will sustain the trial court’s judgment unless there is no substantial evidence to support, unless it is against the weight of the evidence, or unless it erroneously declares or erroneously applies the law.

Factual Background

Ruth and John Horn own 180 acres in…