Town of Spooner v. Washburn County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wasb-'¡burn county: A. J. ViNje, Circuit Judge. This is an action by the town of Spooner against Wash-burn county to recover oil account of collections on delinquent taxes returned by tbe town to tbe county. Tbe town filed its claim with tbe clerk of defendant, demanding payment of tbe amount due it from tbe county for collections of delinquent taxes in excess of tbe amount due tbereon to tbe county.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wasb-'¡burn county: A. J. ViNje, Circuit Judge. This is an action by the town of Spooner against Wash-burn county to recover oil account of collections on delinquent taxes returned by tbe town to tbe county. Tbe town filed its claim with tbe clerk of defendant, demanding payment of tbe amount due it from tbe county for collections of delinquent taxes in excess of tbe amount due tbereon to tbe county. Tbe claim was presented to tbe county board of supervisors on March 15, 1900, and was on tbis day wholly disallowed by them. Tbe town duly appealed…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
1. It is insisted by tbe county tbat any and .all claims of tbe town of Spooner embraced in tbis action were settled by tbe county board, as evidenced by tbe resolution of December 28, 1898. Tbis resolution declares “tbat tbe county treasurer be and be is hereby instructed to balance all accounts as between tbe several towns and tbe county up 'to and including Dec. 31st, 1898.” Tbe record gives no information as to tbis transaction, other than is disclosed by tbe contest of tbe resolution, and we are not informed upon wbat grounds the county board acted^n performing tbe extraordinary public…
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