State Ex Rel. Bibb v. City of Reno

OPINION

By the Court,

Eather, C. J.:

Relators, by quo warranto, attack a Reno city ordinance annexing about 50 acres of agricultural land owned by relators. Respondents, mayor and councilmen, filed a general demurrer. In substance, the complaint, map, and other exhibits show:

The annexation is a misuse of the city’s franchise, is arbitrary, unjust, unreasonable, unnecessary, and a taking of property without due process, for the following reasons:

Annexation would result in substantial depreciation in value of the lands, now used for agriculture, ranching, and fruit growing; restrictive city…