Town of Washburn v. Washburn Waterworks Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment -of the circuit court for Bayfield county: JoiiN K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. Proceedings for the judicial enforcement of a personal property tax.
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Appeal from a judgment -of the circuit court for Bayfield county: JoiiN K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. Proceedings for the judicial enforcement of a personal property tax. May 6, 1889, the town of Washburn, in Bay-field County, contracted with Weston Lewis and J. S. Maxcy for the construction, maintenance and operation of a system of waterworks in the village of Washburn, in said town, for the purpose of supplying water for public and domestic purposes in such village, granting to them the use of the streets and other public places therein so far as necessary thereto, the town binding itself to…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
This case comes up on the record of the trial in the circuit court, consisting, at most, of the affidavit for the issuance of the summons, made the complaint by sec. 1101, Stats. 1898, the summons and return of service, the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed in the circuit court, and the judgment. There is no bill of exceptions.
Counsel for respondent contend that, irrespective of any merit in the propositions presented by appellant, the judgment should be affirmed because the justice before whom the action was commenced did not obtain jurisdiction of the subject-matter thereof.…
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