Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Klefisch v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1923PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
These actions are brought to test the validity of ch. 424 of the Laws of 1923, being sec. 4444/ of the Statutes. The law in question is set out in full in the margin.1 It is claimed that the law is not a valid exercise of the police power and that it takes private property without just compensation, contrary to the provisions of the state and federal constitutions.
“The police power is one of the most essential powers of government, one that is the least limitable. It may, indeed, seem harsh in its exercise, usually is on some individual, but the imperative necessity for its existence…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hadacheck v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Noble State Bank v. HaskellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. Illinois ex rel. Drainage CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Manigault v. SpringsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State ex rel. Carter v. HarperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
- Jones v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- State Ex Rel. Harvey v. MorganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Trans-Oceanic Oil Corp. v. City of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Herskovits Et Ux. v. IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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