Town of Brockway v. City of Black River Falls

¶ 1. The Town of Brockway appeals the circuit court's order granting summary judgment and dismissing its claim that the annexation of certain of the Town's territory by the City of Black River Falls was invalid. We conclude the complaint was sufficient to allow the Town to argue that an agreement between the City and the property owner was an abuse of the City's discretion and therefore a violation of the rule of reason. However, we also conclude, based on the undisputed facts, that the City did not in the agreement surrender its governmental powers and did not exert economic pressure of the…