City of Eddyville v. City of Kuttawa

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

This is a contest between the cities of Eddyville and Kuttawa over the annexation of certain territory situated between the two cities. Kuttawa won in the lower court.

Both are fifth-class cities, each having a population of about eight hundred. They are located about one mile apart in Lyon County on Cumberland River. Relocation of both cities became necessary by reason of the construction of Barkley Dam and the formation of Barkley Lake. Efforts to merge the two communities into a new city to be erected at a new site failed, apparently because of the long standing business…