Voorhes v. City of Lexington

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal by the remonstrants, from a judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court which approved proposed annexation by the City of Lexington of an area of territory adjacent to the city.

Appellants assert five points for reversal t (1) the ordinance proposing the annexation is invalid and void; (2) improper admission of evidence to determine the number of freeholders in the territory sought to be annexed; (3) erroneous determination by the trial court that less than 50% of the freeholders had remonstrated, thereby improperly casting the burden on the remonstrants; (4)…