Legal Opinion
Town of Waukesha v. City of Waukesha
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1973No. 305, 306PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobert W. Hansen, J.
Viewed as two separate ordinances, each of the two annexation ordinances fully meet the requirements of the direct annexation statute. On the facts stipulated, the trial court correctly found:
“. . . [E]ither one of the two annexations in question, if acted upon individually by the council without the other being involved, would have been valid annexations under the law and the requirements of the statute. . . . Individually these petitions complied with the legal and statutory requirements and were validly enacted by the common council of the city of Waukesha.”
Appellants would have us hold…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Beloit v. Town of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Town of Fond Du Lac v. City of Fond Du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Town of Blooming Grove v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
- Town of Lyons v. City of Lake GenevaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Town of Mt. Pleasant v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Town of Lafayette v. City of Chippewa FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
- Town of Menasha v. City of MenashaCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Town of Pleasant Prairie v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. PeardotCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
- Town of Delavan v. City of DelavanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
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