Hicks v. Cain

OPINION

By LEACH, J.

This is an action to enjoin the City Clerk of the City of Columbus, Ohio, from forwarding to the City Council the transcript of the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners, approving the annexation to said City of approximately 153 acres in Clinton Township. Plaintiff is an adult freeholder, residing in the territory in question.

The sole claim of the plaintiff is that, at the time the Board approved the annexation by its order of May 29, 1956, it lacked jurisdiction to make such order, plaintiff claiming that a sufficient number of adult resident freeholders had…