Legal Opinion
In Re the Joint Resolution of Watertown
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 29, 1985No. C8-85-637PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Robert J. Borrell appeals from a district court decision affirming the Minnesota Municipal Board’s order annexing 3.6 acres to the City of Watertown. He contends the Board lacked jurisdiction to order annexation without first obtaining the consent of the majority of the landowners affected by the annexation. We affirm.
FACTS
In 1976 the Watertown City Council and the Watertown Township Board of Supervisors jointly adopted a resolution setting forth the terms under which certain township lands could be annexed by the City. In the “Joint Resolution as to Orderly Annexation”…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Township of Fergus Falls v. City of Fergus FallsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
- LaCrescent Township v. City of LaCrescentCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- In Re the Joint Resolution of WatertownCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985