Harris v. City of Newton

The City of Newton adopted an order extending the city limits. A number of protests were filed and when the matter came on for final hearing the chancery court entered a decree sustaining the protests as to a part of the land involved and proposed to be added to the city limits, but overruled the greater portion of the protests. From the decree of the chancellor T. L. Harris is the only appellant.

According to the record, there is a large area of business activity along Highway 80 lying east of the corpo*408rate limits of the city. T. L. Harris lives in this area and owns a home, a drive-in…