Legal Opinion

Town of Mt. Pleasant v. City of Racine

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1965PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkie, 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 value, adopted the following resolution:

“Be it further Resolved, that George P. Demos, as President of the corporation, be and he hereby is authorized to execute such…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Town of Fond Du Lac v. City of Fond Du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Village of Brown Deer v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Town of Brookfield v. City of BrookfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Town of Fond Du Lac v. City of Fond Du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Town of Greenfield v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. City of Beloit v. Town of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Town of Lafayette v. City of Chippewa FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  3. City of Beloit v. Towns of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Town of Lyons v. City of Lake GenevaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Huber Glass Co. v. First National Bank of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965

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