Village of Brown Deer v. City of Milwaukee

By sec. 269.56, Stats., Wisconsin enacted the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act. This action was brought under that statute. The trial court was asked to pass upon the validity or invalidity of certain ordinances adopted by each of the municipalities, all of which were enacted with a view to annexing certain territory in the then town of Granville.

This was truly an adversary proceeding with each step in the long trial bitterly contested. It was evident to the trial court that each municipality intended to litigate the issues through the highest possible tribunal. Although we are certain the…