International Paper Co. v. City of Fond Du Lac

The validity of the annexation turns on whether the ownership of public streets should be included or excluded in determining whether the petition is signed by the owners of one half of the land in the area.

The property sought to be annexed is situated generally along the southwestern boundary of the city of Fond du Lac and is composed of 91.091 acres, of which 5.687 acres constitute streets. Of these streets, the city owns 1.875 acres and the nonsigners 3.812 acres. During the trial, computations were made, both including and excluding the streets in the aggregate figures. When the streets…