Wisconsin Water Co. v. Winans
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waukesha County. On January 4, 1893, the Wisconsin Water Company filed with the clerk of the circuit court for Waukesha county its verified petition, addressed to said court and the judge thereof, stating that said petitioner was duly incorporated and organized under and in pursuance of the laws of this state; that the business and purposes for which it was formed, and in which it was by law authorized to engage, was the construction and…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waukesha County. On January 4, 1893, the Wisconsin Water Company filed with the clerk of the circuit court for Waukesha county its verified petition, addressed to said court and the judge thereof, stating that said petitioner was duly incorporated and organized under and in pursuance of the laws of this state; that the business and purposes for which it was formed, and in which it was by law authorized to engage, was the construction and maintenance of waterworks and connections for the supply of the inhabitants of the cities of Milwaukee, Burlington, Racine,…
1Opinion of the CourtOassoday, J.
The statutes provide, in effect, that for the construction and maintenance of waterworks for the supply of any city or village in this state, or the inhabitants thereof, with water for protection against fire, or for domestic use or sanitary purposes, every corporation formed for such purpose under the laws of this state is hereby authorized to acquire the title in fee simple to, or such easement in, or servitude upon, all such lands as may be necessary for the construction or maintenance of such works, and to hold and use the same for that purpose; and such lands and interests therein may be…
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