Patterson v. Town of Fort Branch
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Gibson Circuit Court; Simon L. Yandeveer, Judge. Action by the Town of Fort Branch and others to annex contiguous territory. Opposed by William Patterson and another. From a finding of the board of county commissioners denying annexation, the petitioners appeal to the circuit court, and, from a judgment there granting annexation, the contestants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtIbach, J.
Appellees, proceeding under the provisions of a statute passed by the legislature in 1909, § §8899b, 8899c, Burns 1914, Acts 1909 p.450, petitioned the board of commissioners of Gibson county to annex contiguous unplatted territory to the town of Fort Branch. Appellants appeared before the commissioners and opposed the annexation of the territory described in the petition and in the plat of the territory which was made a part of such petition. Evidence was heard and a finding made that the lands should not be annexed. Within thirty days thereafter, appellees filed their appeal bond with the…
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