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STATE EX REL. SONNEBORN v. SYLVESTER

26 Wis.2d 43 (1965)

STATE EX REL. SONNEBORN and others, Relators, v. SYLVESTER, County Clerk, and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 5, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners there were briefs by Foley, Sammond & Lardner, Marvin E. Klitsner, James P. Brody, and Timothy C. Frautschi, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Brody and Mr. Klitsner.

For the respondents there were briefs by Harold J. Wollenzien, corporation counsel of Waukesha county, Quarles, Herriott & Clemons, attorneys, and L. C. Hammond, Jr., and Ross Shumaker of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Wollenzien and Mr. Hammond.

A brief was also filed by Phillip B. Morrissy of Elkhorn, special counsel for the Wisconsin County Boards Association.

Briefs amici curiae were filed by Aberg, Bell, Blake & Metzner and Robert K. Aberg, all of Madison, for Hermann Eisner; by Karl P. Baldwin of Appleton, for the Appleton Area Chamber of Commerce; by Edwin C. Conrad, city attorney, and David Pappas, assistant city attorney, for the city of Madison; by Shirley S. Abrahamson of Madison, for the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin; by H. William Ihrig of Milwaukee, in pro. per.; by Foley, Capwell, Foley & Kolbe and Garth R. Seehawer, all of Racine, for J. D. McMurray.

HALLOWS, J.

The complaint alleges the operation of sec. 59.03 (2), Stats., specifying the composition of county boards of supervisors in all Wisconsin counties excepting Milwaukee and Menominee counties has resulted in large disparities in county-board representation. An exhibit attached to and made a part of the complaint sets forth on the basis of the 1960 census and county-board-composition figures these disparities in all counties in terms of population, number...

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