Legal Opinion
Moorman v. Wood
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided December 17, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-130PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
FACTS 1
The court is here presented with a constitutional attack on a state annexation statute. The exact counterpart of this controversy has apparently not been the subject of any other judicial decision.
The 1980 session of the Kentucky General Assembly enacted K.R.S. 81A.430, 2 which authorizes any city to designate for annexation a contiguous part of another city. If there is an objection, the matter can be placed on the ballot and the citizens of the annexation area then vote on the matter and a majority of those voting decide the issue. 3
PLainti…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Herriman v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Board of Supervisors v. Local Agency Formation CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Citizens Against Forced Annexation v. Local Agency Formation CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Morsman v. City of MadrasCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2006
- St. Louis County, Mo. v. CITY OF TOWNDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1984
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