Hennessy v. Douglas County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. YiNje, Circuit Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPinney, J.
The plaintiff, the owner of a large number of vacant and unimproved lots in the city of Superior, brought this action to set aside various tax certificates of sale belong* ing to the county of said lots for general taxes for different years, on the ground of illegality of the assessments for the years in which the taxes were imposed,'whereby his property had, as he alleged, been subjected to an excessive burden. The action was also brought to set aside various special assessments for street improvements, sewers, and sidewalks, alleged to be illegal and void. The answer denied the allegations…
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