In Re Annexation of Smith Property

¶ 1. The Town of Campbell filed four suits against the City of La Crosse, challenging four ordinances which annexed certain properties in the Town to the City. The Town challenged the validity of the annexations on the basis that the annexed property did not meet the contiguity requirement of Wis. Stat. § 66.021(2) (1995-96), 1 and moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in each case in favor of the Town. The City appeals all four judgments. The appeals have been consolidated for disposition in this court. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

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