City of Greenville v. Gossett

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

The City of Greenville, a fourth-class city, proposed to extend its boundaries to include the Boggess Heights and Cherry Heights subdivisions. A majority of the resident voters of the area remonstrated. The circuit court held that material injury would result to the owners of real estate within the limits of the proposed extension and denied the annexation. This presents the only question. KRS 81.220. Mitchell v. City of Central City, Ky., 354 S.W.2d 281.

The present boundaries of the City contain an area of 873.57 acres and an estimated 3,340 people. The proposed extension…