Opinion ID: 1564070
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Heading: Factor 4: The impairment of an immediate right vested in an adjoining city.

Text: ¶ 70. Jackson argues that the Mississippi legislature has granted it the right to annex the PAA through Section 21-1-27 [13] of the Mississippi Code, and the incorporation of the revised PIA impairs that right. BI counters that Jackson's attempt to annex a portion of the PIA is not a vested right because Mississippi law requires the court to determine the reasonableness of annexation. ¶ 71. The chancellor determined that Byram's incorporation will not impair an immediate right of Jackson, as the incorporation will not prevent Jackson's future growth. We find the chancellor did not commit manifest error under this factor. While Byram's incorporation will substantially hinder Jackson's future growth, Jackson does not have an unfettered right to annexation.