City of Louisville v. Sullivan

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

—Reversing.

The case relates to the annexation to Louisville of a small area south of the city, known as “Southlawn.” It lies between the old Third Street Road and Third Street extended. In 1941 an ordinance was enacted taking-in that area and two other small adjacent subdivisions, known as McArthur Fields and The Meadows. A petition was filed by three owners of property in Southlawn as a representative committee, opposing- the annexation of that area. We reversed a judgment rendered on demurrer which held that they were without legal authority to…