Legal Opinion

Town of Lincoln v. City of Whitehall

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 2019No. 2017AP000684-ACPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.

*522 *356 ¶1 The petitioner, Town of Lincoln, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision affirming the circuit court's orders *357 granting the City of Whitehall's motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment. The Town aims to challenge the City's annexation of a portion of the Town.

¶2 Specifically, the Town contends that the court of appeals' decision was based on the erroneous classification of the petition as one for direct annexation by unanimous approval even though the annexation petition lacked the signatures of all the required landowners. It asserts that the court of appeals…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  3. Town of Mt. Pleasant v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
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  5. Town of Lafayette v. City of Chippewa FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975

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