People ex rel. Abell v. Clarkson

I cannot concur in the decision about to be handed down in this case. The decision proposed should, if possible, be avoided. It is unnecessary to recite the history of the litigation arising out of an attempt to annex certain territory to the village of Cornwall. I think it is sufficient to say that the relator instituted this proceeding to review the annexation proceedings. He also brought an action in equity to test the validity of an act of the Legislature passed for the purpose of validating those proceedings. In this action in equity the plaintiff also sought to review the annexation…