Legal Opinion
City of Phoenix v. State of Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1943No. Civil No. 4526PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcALISTER, C. J.
This is an action in quo warranto by the county attorney of Maricopa County questioning the validity of Ordinance No. 2817 passed by the commission of the City of Phoenix annexing to the city what is known as the Grand Avenue Addition.
A petition, signed by what purported to be more than half of the owners of the taxable property situated in blocks 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 23 and 24 of Grand Avenue Addition to the City of Phoenix, asking that this addition be annexed to the city, was filed with the city commission and on October 13, 1938, the commission made an order annexing it. The county attorney…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by30 opinions
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