City of Altoona v. Sandquist

McCORMICK, Justice.

This is an appeal from an annexation decree. The questions presented are whether a majority of those voting on the annexation proposition in the territory proposed to be annexed must approve it and whether in this case the evidence was sufficient to show the annexation was not merely for the purpose of increasing the city’s tax revenue. We affirm the annexation decree because we hold the proposition need be approved only by a majority of all those voting thereon, and the evidence was sufficient to show the annexation was not merely for the purpose of increasing revenue.

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