Outagamie County v. Town of Greenville
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Tbe defendant, tbe town of Greenville, wbicb is one of tbe towns of tbe plaintiff county, made application to tbe judge of tbe circuit court to appoint commissioners to review tbe assessment for taxation for tbe year 1887 of tbe real estate in that county, as equalized by tbe county board of supervisors.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Tbe defendant, tbe town of Greenville, wbicb is one of tbe towns of tbe plaintiff county, made application to tbe judge of tbe circuit court to appoint commissioners to review tbe assessment for taxation for tbe year 1887 of tbe real estate in that county, as equalized by tbe county board of supervisors. Tbe application was made pursuant to cb: 291, Laws of 1880, as amended by cb. 212, Laws of 1882. Commissioners were thereupon appointed, and on August 8, 1888, filed tbeir report with tbe county clerk. They increased or diminished tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
I. Sec. 4, ch. 291, Laws of 1880, provides that if tbe decision of tbe commissioners appointed to review tbe equalization of assessments for taxation made by tbe county board of supervisors “ is adverse to tbe city, town, or village making tbe appeal, such city, town, or village shall reimburse tbe county for all expenses so paid.” Tbe object of such an appeal is to procure a reduction of tbe state and county taxes which tbe city, town, or village so appealing would be required to pay were tbe taxes levied upon tbe assessments as equalized by tbe county board. Failing to accomplish that…
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