Town of Vernon v. Waukesha County

The only issue presented by this case is whether, under the provisions of sec. 83.025(1), Stats., a county can, without the consent of a town, remove a highway located therein from its county trunk highway system. We conclude that a county may do so without the consent of the town; and, accordingly, we affirm the decision of the court of appeals, which reversed the judgment of the circuit court.

The record shows that, in October of 1978, the county board of Waukesha county, acting under the color of authority conferred upon it by sec. 83.025(1), Stats., passed a resolution which removed…