Legal Opinion
City of Mobile v. State ex rel. Chason
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 20, 1962No. 1 Div. 67Published
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment in quo warranto proceedings to test the right of the City of Mobile to exercise any authority over certain territory which had been annexed to the city following an election which resulted in a majority voting for annexation.
On May 1, 1961, the City Commissioners of Mobile, by appropriate resolution, sought to annex certain described territory in Mobile County. The resolution was presented to the probate judge, together with the required map or plat. The land comprised one contiguous tract. The probate judge ordered an election on the question…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Town of Griffing Park v. City of Port ArthurCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- In re Boundaries of PhiladelphiaMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- City of Lexington v. RankinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939