State ex rel. Town of Mercer Island v. City of Mercer Island

Can an incorporated city or town annex territory which is part of another contiguous incorporated city or town when the territory proposed to be annexed *142does not contain a population exceeding two thousand? In view of the population increase during the past decade and the rapid development of urban communities, especially in western Washington, this question is of present-day importance.

The city of Mercer Island seeks annexation of a part of the town of Mercer Island.

The town of Mercer Island has an area of approximately eighty acres; comprises, generally, the business district of the island;…