City of Pikeville v. Pike County

OPINION

BUCKINGHAM, Senior Judge (Assigned).

The City of Pikeville, its Mayor, Frank E. Justice, and its City Manager, Donovan Blackburn, appeal from an order of the Pike Circuit Court that granted a motion to dismiss their petition for a declaration of rights and their statutory action. The issue is whether the City has a statutory or equitable right to challenge a vote against the annexation of property belonging to the appellees, Ballard W. and Anne Thompson Cassady. The trial court concluded that the City did not, and we affirm.

On June 7, 2006, the City enacted Ordinance No. 0-006-010 which…