Legal Opinion

Olson v. Sylvester

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided December 28, 1971No. 71-C-681Published

1Opinion of the Court

*987DECISION

MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction which would bar the defendants from publishing a notice of election for the office of county board of supervisors of Waukesha county on the ground that the apportionment plan of Waukesha county is constitutionally invalid. It has been stipulated that the present plan contains a deviation of 22.95% between the high and the low districts of Waukesha county.

In my opinion the variance of 22.95% is so great that the plaintiffs’ motion must be granted; at the hearing held in connection with this motion,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Kirkpatrick v. PreislerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Greatway Corp. v. Great Way, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1960

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