In Re Town of Spread Eagle

The parties stipulated on the first day of trial, March 7, 1961, to certain facts which constituted a fulfilment of the statutory requirements to organize a new town, except for the following three issues:(1) Whether the proposed new town contained ISO resident freeholders;(2) Whether the petition contained the signatures of a majority of the electors of the proposed new town; and(3) Whether the petition contained the signatures of a majority of the resident freeholders of the proposed new town.

The petitioners offered the following exhibits in evidence:(1) The original verified petition,…