City of West Orange v. State ex rel. City of Orange

RAY, Justice.

This is a municipal annexation dispute in which the cities of Orange and West Orange seek determination of extraterritorial jurisdiction over several large chemical plants located on the west bank of the Sabine River. On January 20, 1972, West Orange, petitioner, brought suit against Orange, respondent, under the Municipal Annexation Act, Article 970a,1 requesting judicial apportionment of the overlapping extraterritorial jurisdiction between the two cities. Orange filed a cross-action against West Orange concerning the apportionment. West Orange’s answer to the cross-action…