Mueller v. City of Milwaukee

The questions involved on appeal are: (1) Whether the officers of Milwaukee county exceeded their authority in signing the petition for an annexation to the city of Milwaukee of a certain territory in the town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and (2) whether the city of Milwaukee was required to post and publish notices of the circulation of petitions for annexing territory as is provided by sec. 62.07 (1) (a), Stats. In order to determine whether the ordinance annexing a portion of the town of Milwaukee to the city of Milwaukee is valid, it is necessary to review the relevant facts.

On March 31,…