People ex rel. City of Prospect Heights v. Village of Wheeling

Plaintiff, the city of Prospect Heights, filed a complaint in quo warranto challenging the annexation of unincorporated territory to defendant, the village of Wheeling. George and Veta Priester, Waukee Realty Company, and Motel Land Corporation, who are the owners of the territory purportedly annexed to Wheeling, obtained leave to intervene as additional defendants. Prospect Heights moved for summary judgment on the ground that not all owners of record of the territory signed the petition for annexation. Wheeling and the interveners filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The trial court…