City of Rockport, Arkansas v. City of Malvern, Arkansas Gene Reason Brenda Reason Loy Porterfield and Joan Porterfield

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Rockport's challenge to Malvern's annexation of land requested by landowners under the governing annexation statute. It held that the statute permits annexation by resolution, that the multiple properties could be annexed together without constituting one area, and that streets did not defeat contiguity because the landowners retained fee title beneath them. Malvern's cross-appeal concerning dismissed defendants was deemed moot because the judgment was affirmed.