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MADISON v. BLOOMING GROVE

14 Wis.2d 143 (1961)

CITY OF MADISON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE and others, Defendants: VILLAGE OF MCFARLAND, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 27, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Alton S. Heassler, acting city attorney, and Orr, Isaksen, Werner & Lathrop of Madison, special attorneys, and oral argument by Trayton L. Lathrop and Leon E. Isaksen.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Lloyd A. Schneider of McFarland, and Lawrence E. Hart of Madison.

BROWN, J.

Annexation proceedings are purely statutory and this proceeding is governed by sec. 66.021, Stats. 1957. It provides two methods for the annexation of territory, and the respective procedures are commenced as follows:

"66.021 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY....

"(2) Methods of Annexation. Territory contiguous to any city or village may be annexed thereto in the following ways:

"(a) Direct annexation. A petition for direct annexation...

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