Union Mill Co. v. Shores
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. Action to abate as a nuisance a boom built by the defendant in Lake Superior, and for damages. The cause was tried by the court without a jury. The facts, so far as they are essential to an understanding of the decision, are stated in the opinion.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. Action to abate as a nuisance a boom built by the defendant in Lake Superior, and for damages. The cause was tried by the court without a jury. The facts, so far as they are essential to an understanding of the decision, are stated in the opinion. As conclusions of law the court held (1) that the plaintiff should have judgment against the defendant for $100, and costs, and (2) that no judgment abating the boom as a nuisance should be entered in this action, because one Canfield and not the defendant is the owner thereof. From the judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtOetoN, J.
The town of Ashland was laid out oh government land, under the act of Congress, along the south shore of the bay of Ashland, in Lake Superior. The last street toward the lake is Front street, and between that street and the shore there are blocks laid out, and between the blocks, and about the center, there was left an open space undesig-nated. On the west side of this'space there is a street running towards the shore called Wisconsin street, sixty feet wide, and on the west side of this street, next to the shore, is block 101, of six lots, owned by the plaintiff. About five years ago, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Diedrich v. Northwestern Union Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Stevens Point Boom Co. v. ReillyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Walker v. ShepardsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853
- Stevens Point Boom Co. v. ReillyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
- Harrington v. EdwardsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
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