Town of Spencer v. Town of East Spencer

*125LAKE, Justice.

The issues raised here on review require the interpretation of the North Carolina statutes and case law governing involuntary annexation of unincorporated areas by municipalities. Specifically, the issues are whether the question of priority between two competing municipalities is a “justiciable controversy” under the Declaratory Judgment Act and whether the inclusion of territory within the boundaries of another municipality in a resolution of intent to annex territory results in the loss of annexation jurisdictional priority.

Spencer and East Spencer are neighboring…