Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. City of Indianapolis

Under provisions of sections 87 and 38 of the act approved March 6, 1891, known as the City Charter, sections 3808, 3809, Burns’ R. S. 1894 (Acts 1891, p. 137), thé city of Indianapolis proceeded to annex certain territory, a part of which consisted of unplatted lands owned by the appellant railroad companies.

Appellants appealed from such annexation to the court below, claiming the right to take such appeal by reason of the provision in section 38 of said act, that “an appeal may be taken from such annexation, by one or more resident freeholders, in the territory sought to be annexed, filing…