City of East St. Louis v. Touchette

Francis Touchette and the city of Centreville, of St. Clair County, appeal directly to this court from an order of the county
court of St. Clair County finding that a certain annexation ordinance of the city of East St. Louis was valid and conformed
to section 7-1 et seq. of the Revised Cities and Villages Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 24, par. 7-1 et seq.) describing
the territory annexed to East St. Louis, and directing that the question of annexation be submitted to the corporate authorities
of the annexing municipality of East St. Louis. Objectors-appellants contend that this court has jurisdiction on direct appeal because the franchise of the city of Centreville
to continued existence is involved. Such conclusion is based on the contention that the territory proposed to be annexed will
sever the corporate limits of the city of Centreville and destroy its contiguity.