Town of Mt. Pleasant v. City of Racine

The case was tried upon stipulated facts. The annexed property comprises an area of approximately 145 acres, almost all of which was devoted to agricultural purposes on the date the annexation ordinance- was passed. The map showing the boundaries of the annexed area was made a part of the plaintiff’s complaint, and a copy of this map is reproduced in the opinion.

The property touches upon the Racine city limits only by a corridor approximately 1,705 feet long, and varying in width from approximately 306 feet to 152 feet. The corridor *44is 153 feet wide where it touches the southwest corner of…