Museum Development Corp. v. Wheeling Trust & Savings Bank

Petitioners appeal from a trial court judgment which dismissed their petition seeking to annex their property to the Village of Buffalo Grove. The court below found that there was a lack of contiguity under the applicable statute. (Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 24, §§ 7-1-2, 7-1-3, and 7-1-4.)

The territory sought to be annexed is characterized as “L” shaped.

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The large rectangle represents petitioners’ land; the smaller rectangle measured ¡south tó the village limits cuts through a cultivated portion of the objectors’ 64 acre farm, with about one-third of the farm being to the west and…