Morton v. Johnson City

This is a suit attacking the annexation of property by the appellant City. A number of suits were filed in the law court and one in the Chancery court attacking the ordinance of the City. Pursuant to Statute (Sec. 6-310, T.C.A.) all of these suits were consolidated and tried together. The ordinance which these suits attacked was passed pursuant to Statute (Sec. 6-309', T.C.A.) authorizing the appellant City to annex territory which may be *415done “upon its own initiative when it appears that the prosperity of such municipality and territory will be materially retarded and the safety and welfare…