Elwood Construction Co. Ex Rel. Elrod v. Richards

Littlejohn, Justice:

This action was brought by freeholders to invalidate the annexation of Boulder Bluff subdivision by the city of Goose Creek. The complaint alleges that the annexation brought about as a result of a vote taken on June 8, 1971, is invalid for several reasons. It is alleged, inter alia, that the city of Goose Creek comprises approximately one thousand four hundred (1400) acres, and that the proposed annexed area comprises approximately four hundred twenty (420) acres. It is further alleged that the area sought to be annexed comprises more than one-fourth of the area of the…