Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Town of Plover

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1881PublishedCited by 10 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Portage County. The defendant town appealed from a judgment rendered against it. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiffs and respondents for the purpose of restraining the appellant town from collecting a tax levied and assessed upon personal property owned by said respondents, and situated in said town. The property taxed was lumber, timber, shingles, and such other articles as are generally found in a lumber-yard, and was kept for sale by the respondents at such yard in said town. The respondents resided in the city of Milwaukee, nearly 200 miles from the appellant town, and their agent who had charge of said lumber-yard resided in the city of Grand Eapids, adjoining…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Davis & Starr Lumber Co. v. PorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Washburn v. City of OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  3. City of Waterbury v. SchmitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
  4. Torrey v. Shawano CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Sanford v. Town of SpencerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885

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