City of Farmington v. McClard

TOWNSEND, Commissioner.

Class action by the City of Farmington, a fourth class city against twenty-one named defendants, seeking, under the provisions of § 71.015, Laws of 1959, a declaratory judgment authorizing the annexation to the city of 991 acres owned by the defendants. Fifteen of the defendants answered in two groups; four others served were never represented. In the course of the trial the court gave leave to defendant McClard to withdraw his answer. The answering defendants have alleged that the proposed annexation is unreasonable, unnecessary and arbitrary, and not in the best…