Town of Greenfield v. Village of West Milwaukee

There is no dispute in the proceeding on appeal here as to the validity of the annexations involved. Appellant town advances as its two chief contentions: First, that sec. 66.03, Stats., is not applicable to the situation existing in the instant case; second, that the respondent village, in any event, has barred itself by laches from the division of assets and liabilities which it seeks.

As to its first contention, the town argues that sec. 66.03, Stats., is a general statute which merely sets up machinery for carrying out the provisions of certain special statutes which specifically invoke…