Carlyn v. Davis

This appeal arises from a decision of the court of common pleas denying the Springfield Township Trustees an injunction against the Clerk of the Akron City Council to prohibit the clerk from presenting to the city council the Audrey F. Benkoe annexation petition. This court reverses the judgment of the trial court.

In 1979, a municipal petition for annexation was filed by the village of Lakemore requesting all of the unincorporated area within Springfield Township to be merged into the village of Lakemore. This municipal request included 58.007 acres of land owned by Benkoe. The electorate…