SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. HOOK

No. 164.

135 S.E.2d 562 (1964)

261 N.C. 517

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. George HOOK, Mayor, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 8, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. T. Joyner, Jr., Raleigh, Mullen, Holland & Cooke, Geo. B. Mason, Gastonia, for petitioner, appellant.

Henry L. Kiser, Bessemer, and Hugh W. Johnston, Gastonia, for defendants, appellees.


MOORE, Justice.

This is a proceeding for the extension of the corporate limits of Bessemer City, N. C., pursuant to General Statutes, Chapter 160, Subchapter VI, Article 36, Part 2 (G.S. § 160-453.1 to G.S. § 160-453.12). Bessemer City has a population of less than 5000.

On 10 December 1962 the governing board adopted a resolution stating the intent of the municipality to extend its limits to include an area of 63.29 acres which adjoins its eastern...

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