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TOWN OF LAFAYETTE v. CITY OF CHIPPEWA FALLS

Nos. 113, 114 (1974).

70 Wis.2d 610 (1975)

235 N. W. 2d 435

TOWN OF LAFAYETTE, Appellant, v. CITY OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, Respondent. TOWN OF HALLIE, Appellant, v. CITY OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 25, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were joint briefs by Falkenberg & Sazama of Cadott for the town of Lafayette and Thornton & Black of Eau Claire for the town of Hallie, and oral argument by Russell R. Falkenberg and John Thornton.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by B. James Colbert, Chippewa Falls city attorney.

BEILFUSS, J.

The plaintiff-towns contend that the annexation ordinance is invalid for two reasons: (1) The majority of the qualified electors residing in the annexed area did not sign the petition as required for direct annexation by sec. 66.021 (2) (a), Stats.; and (2) the annexation was contrary to the rule of reason.

The plaintiffs argue that the trial court erred in concluding that a majority of the electors...

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