Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Lake Superior District Power Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 1949PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroadfoot, J.
Plaintiff contends that she is entitled to recover damages resulting from the cutting upon the entire width of forty to fifty feet for the reason that defendant has gained no rights by prescription because of the provisions of sec. 330.12, Stats., which reads as follows :
“ (1) No presumption of the right to maintain any wire or cable used for telegraph, telephone, electric light or any other electrical use or purpose whatever shall arise from the lapse of time' during which the same has. been or shall be attached to or extended over any building or land; nor shall any prescriptive right to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Price v. Marinette & Menominee Paper Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
- Peters v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
- Finney v. FordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Lee Realty Corp. v. City of West AllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966