State Ex Rel. Tegt v. Circuit Court

Three questions are raised on this appeal:

1. Is the petition of the objectors void for uncertainty?

We conclude that no one was misled by it in the slightest degree, nor is it claimed that anyone was, and under all the circumstances of this case, the protest in form and matter, satisfied the statute.

2. Must the freeholders referred to in sec. 61.07 (1), Stats., be residents of the area proposed to be incorporated ?

The statute in question reads :

“61.07 ... (1) If prior to the date set for a hearing upon such application there is filed with the court a petition protest ing against the…