Legal Opinion
Town of Medary v. City of La Crosse
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 31, 1979No. 77-809PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
The Town of Medary and its sanitary district bring this declaratory judgment action to challenge an annexation ordinance enacted by the City of La Crosse. After trial, the trial court declared the ordinance valid and dismissed the town’s complaint. The town appeals.
The town argues that the ordinance is void for the following reasons: (1) a signature of one of the land owners on the annexation petition is invalid because the owner did not sign the petition personally but rather through a special power of attorney; (2) the signatures of the corporate owners were not authorized; (3) the city did…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Beloit v. Town of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Town of Fond Du Lac v. City of Fond Du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Town of Mt. Pleasant v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Mezchen v. MoreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Town of Lafayette v. City of Chippewa FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Kocinski v. Home Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1988
- Town of Menasha v. City of MenashaCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Goodyear Farms v. City of AvondaleArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. SwansonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- Town of Baraboo v. Village of West BarabooCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005
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