West Alexander Borough Annexation Case

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

This proceeding arises from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County to approve the *455annexation of a portion of Donegal Township to the Borough of West Alexander.

In August 1967, appellant, Borough of West Alexander, filed a petition pursuant to the Act of July 20,1953, P. L. 550, §1, 53 P.S. 67501,1 seeking annexation of a portion of Donegal Township, a second class township, to the Borough of West Alexander. In September 1967, the Board of Supervisors of Donegal Township filed a complaint to the said petition alleging, inter alia, that a majority…