City of Portsmouth v. County of Norfolk

The question presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in dismissing an annexation proceeding instituted by the City of Portsmouth, referred to herein as the City, against the County of Norfolk, referred to herein as the County. The facts and proceedings pertinent to our discussion and answer to this question may be stated as follows.

On October 17, 1953, the City enacted an ordinance in which it was declared that the City desired to annex certain adjacent territory located in the County. The ordinance recited the metes and bounds and size of the area sought; declared that for…