City of Jefferson v. Smith

SHANGLER, Judge.

This appeal is from a declaratory judgment that the resolution adopted by the *549respondent City of Jefferson for the annexation of an unincorporated tract within the county was authorized under The Sawyers Act [§ 71.015, RSMo 1969]. The appellants are residents of the area subject to annexation.

The requirements for annexation under the Act are that a city which has resolved to extend its limits to include an unincorporated area of land must prove a declaratory judgment on a petition which pleads: (1) the area to be annexed; (2) that the annexation is reasonable and necessary to…