Town of Lincoln v. City of Whitehall

*119¶ 1 The Town of Lincoln appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Whitehall concerning a grassroots annexation procedure known as "direct annexation by unanimous approval."1 The Town sought a declaratory judgment that annexation ordinances passed by the City detaching territory from the Town were invalid. The circuit court concluded the Town, under the facts of this case, was statutorily barred from challenging the ordinances on any basis except the requirement that the annexed territory be contiguous to the annexing municipality. The court subsequently granted the City's…