Smith v. City of Rapid City

BERNDT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves an attempt by the city of Rapid City, defendant and appellant, to annex an area in which plaintiffs and appellees reside or have a property interest. Plaintiffs challenged the validity of the city’s annexation resolution and sought to enjoin the city from enforcing the resolution. The trial court concluded that the city had failed to fulfill certain statutory requirements and declared the annexation resolution void, permanently enjoining the city from enforcing the resolution. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

This appeal brings the 1979…