MT. PLEASANT v. RACINE


28 Wis.2d 519 (1965)

TOWN OF MR. PLEASANT, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF RACINE, Defendant. [Two appeals.]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff there was a brief by Benson, Butchart & Haley of Racine, and oral argument by Emery B. Benson.

For the defendant there were briefs and oral argument by Jack Harvey, city attorney.


WILKIE, J.

Two issues are presented on this appeal: First, was the annexation petition invalid because not signed by the president of Racine Properties, Inc.?

Second, is the annexation void because the boundary lines were drawn in such a way as to eliminate electors from the area proposed for annexation?

Validity of Petition.

The board of directors of Racine Properties, Inc., which owned over half of the land in terms of area and assessed...

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