Legal Opinion
King v. City of Corbin
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The City of Corbin, Kentucky, attempted to annex a large area lying in Knox County. A remonstrance suit pursuant to KRS 81.-110 was filed by residents and freeholders of the territory to be annexed. That suit is still pending. In the meantime the city adopted an ordinance annexing a smaller area, embraced in the original proposal, consisting of three tracts and a part of Masters Street. The owners of the three tracts consented to the annexation. The city’s authority for annexing the smaller area is KRS 81.275 which provides:
“Whenever any city has enacted an ordinance proposing to annex any…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carrico v. City of OwensboroCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
- York v. Chesapeake Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- People Ex Rel. Vanderhyden v. Village of ElwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Garner v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Saylor v. Town of WallinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
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