Town of Godfrey v. City of Alton

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Town of Godfrey el al., from a judgment entered for the defendant, City of Alton, by the circuit court of Madison County on plaintiffs’ action for a declaratory judgment or, in the alternative, a writ of mandamus.

The facts set forth in plaintiffs’ complaint are undisputed. The Town of Godfrey is a township organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois. .The City of Alton is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois. Godfrey Township is in Madison County, which has a population in excess of…