C/W 2023-C-01118 Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Lewis O. Unglesby, Lamont Cole, and M. E. Cormier v. Chris…

Summary

The court held that Councilman Cole could challenge the incorporation because he was an elected official of a municipality that might be adversely affected, but his real and actual interest limited the issues he could contest. It further held that St. George could probably provide its proposed services within a reasonable time and that the incorporation was reasonable after considering multiple factors, including economic effects, self-governance, population, tax base, and service costs. The court therefore reversed the lower courts' denial of incorporation and rendered judgment for the incorporators and electors.