Legal Opinion
Ridings v. City of Owensboro
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 25, 1964PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
This appeal presents the questions of whether, to make proper the annexation of territory by a city, the territory must be contiguous to the city, and if so, is contiguity existing only through a “corridor” sufficient. The questions are of first impression in this Court.
The City of Owensboro annexed, in one ordinance, two subdivisions located on a public highway (Old Hartford Road) south of the city, one of the subdivisions being 2,200 feet, and the other 3,600 feet, from the city boundary. The ordinance also annexed the highway itself, from the city limits to the farther…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Village of Worth v. IhdeIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Wild v. People ex rel. StephensIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- City of Denver v. CoulehanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- People Ex Rel. Forde v. Town of Corte MaderaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Clark v. HoltSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
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3Cited by22 opinions
- City of Middletown v. McGeeOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re the Annexation of a Part of Donnybrook Public School District No. 24North Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Reafsnyder v. City of WarsawIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Huyck Corp. v. Town of Wake ForestCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987
- Watson v. DoolittleOhio Court of Appeals · 1967
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