Haney v. Village of Hyannis

Plaintiff instituted this action in the district court for Grant county, for the purpose of having certain land disconnected from the village of Hyannis. Upon a full hearing after issues joined, his petition was dismissed for want of equity. From this judgment he appeals.

The statute under which plaintiff proceeded is section 8978, Ann. St. 1911, which provides that, if “justice and equity require that such territory, or any part thereof, be disconnected from such city or village,” the district court shall enter a decree accordingly. The law upon the question involved is well settled in this…