City of Peculiar v. Effertz Bros Inc.

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Effertz Bros., Inc. and several other landowners (Landowners) appeal from a declaratory judgment authorizing the City of Peculiar (the City) to proceed with an involuntary annexation of unincorporated land in Cass County pursuant to section 71.015. 2 The Landowners now claim that the circuit court erred in authorizing the annexation because the City’s plan of intent was deficient, the annexation was not reasonable and necessary to the proper development of the City, the evidence did not demonstrate that the City was able to provide municipal services to the…