People ex rel. Village of Forest View v. Village of Lyons

This is a quo warranto action. Plaintiff, the Village of Forest View, appeals from an order entering summary judgment in favor of defendant, the Village of Lyons, which voided Forest View’s annexation of land which Lyons had previously annexed.

On appeal, Forest View contends that the court erred in granting Lyons’ summary judgment motion and in denying Forest View’s summary judgment motion, because Lyons’ previous annexations were illegal because Forest View’s quo warranto action is not barred by the statute of limitations as Lyons’ annexation did not meet statutory contiguity requirements,…