In re the Enlargement of the Municipal Boundaries

The City of Forest adopted an ordinance extending the city limits so as to add to the city 1728 acres of land. Thereafter the city authorities filed an application in the Chancery Court of Scott County seeking- a decree approving, ratifying and confirming the proposed enlargement of the city boundaries. Sec. 3374-11, et seq., Miss. Code 1942. Protests were filed and a full hearing on the merits was held by the chancellor. The chancellor found that except as to 160 acres of land the proposed *342expansion was not reasonable and was not warranted under the facts and the law. A decree was entered…