People Ex Rel. Village of Long Grove v. Village of Buffalo Grove

Plaintiff, the village of Long Grove, appeals from summary judgment entered for the defendant, village of Buffalo Grove, on Long Grove’s complaint in quo warranto arising out of competing annexations by the two villages. The court found as a matter of law that Long Grove did not have standing to bring the action. Long Grove contends (1) it had sufficient private interest to warrant leave to file its complaint in quo warranto; (2) genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment in favor of Buffalo Grove; and (3) Buffalo Grove’s annexation ordinance was invalid.

On February 12, 1980,…