State v. Public Service Commission

The state asserts that the order of the commission should have been reversed because (1) ch. 282, Laws of 1953, is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power, (2) the findings of fact do not support the order of approval, (3) ch. 282 makes a grant of a lake bed in violation of the trust under which the state owns and controls lake beds, (4) the public purpose to be served by the project is local and the grant is without valuable consideration.

These various challenges must fail for the reasons hereinafter set forth.

Ch. 282, Laws of 1953, is an act for a specific purpose which is fully…