Village Brown Deer v. City Milwaukee Et

Action by the village of Brown Deer against the city of Milwaukee, the town of Granville and others, for declaratory judgment
that certain ordinances adopted by the plaintiff for the annexation of territory are valid and not affected by a purported
consolidation of Granville with Milwaukee, that the ordinances for the consolidation of Granville with Milwaukee are invalid
and do not affect the annexations, and for an injunction. For many years the town of Granville consisted of a government township of 36 square miles of rural territory in Milwaukee
County, lying north of the city of Milwaukee. Prior to the events now in issue, Milwaukee annexed several square miles of
territory in the south part of Granville, and the villages of Brown Deer and River Hills were incorporated to include areas
in the northeast part of the town. In March and April, 1956 the village board of Brown Deer, acting under the asserted authority
of sec. 62.07, Stats., adopted ordinances annexing four areas in Granville aggregating 16 square miles. In January, 1956 proceedings
were also instituted for the annexation of a smaller tract known as the Laun area.