Legal Opinion

Town of Fond Du Lac v. City of Fond Du Lac

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 1964PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHallows, J.

The plaintiffs raise four questions on this appeal: (I) Is the annexation void because of the manner in which the signatures of the majority of the electors on the petition were secured by the city? (II) is the annexation void because an island of town territory was created within the city in order to prevent the electors residing therein from participating in the annexation proceeding? (Ill) was the city a qualified owner entitled to sign the annexation petition? and (IV) can a city initiate an annexation proceeding under sec. 66.021, Stats.? Territory contiguous to a city may be annexed…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Smith v. SherryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Town of Wilson v. City of SheboyganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Town of Madison v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
  4. DeBauche v. City of Green BayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Town of Greenfield v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  2. Torres v. Village of CapitanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
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  4. Grant County Fire Protection District No. 5 v. City of Moses LakeWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Michelle Hussey, James Hussey, Mary Fran Mathis, John Rutherford, and Teresa Rutherford v. City of Portland, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995

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