McGowan v. Paul
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: Geobge Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by a taxpayer on behalf of himself and other taxpayers to set aside contracts entered into by the officers of the defendant town of Milton, for building cement sidewalks and lighting streets. The case was here before (141 Wis. 388, 123 N. W. 253) and the contracts held void.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: Geobge Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought by a taxpayer on behalf of himself and other taxpayers to set aside contracts entered into by the officers of the defendant town of Milton, for building cement sidewalks and lighting streets. The case was here before (141 Wis. 388, 123 N. W. 253) and the contracts held void. This appeal is from a judgment entered upon the mandate of this court on the former appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKerwist, J.
The contentions here are (a) that the court below erred in adjudging costs against the defendant town of Milton; (b) in not adjudging costs against the defendants John Paul, Henry Yale, E. D. Vincent, H. E. Schrader, L. A. Richardson, William Doran, B. P. Crossman, and Harry Hayes; (c) that the court erred in disallowing certain items of costs incurred by plaintiff.
The mandate of this court on the former appeal ordered the judgment reversed and cause remanded with directions to render judgment declaring the contracts void and the levy of taxes and collection of the same for the purpose…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McGowan v. PaulWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Turner v. ScheiberWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- O'Connor v. WalshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Zimmerman v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Menz v. BeebeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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