Anderson v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Lawrence W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Action to recover a balance claimed to be due plaintiff for official services as member of the board of review of the city of Milwaukee.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Lawrence W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Action to recover a balance claimed to be due plaintiff for official services as member of the board of review of the city of Milwaukee. The substance of the complaint is as follows: Between the third Tuesday in April, 1895, and the third Tuesday in April, 1898, plaintiff was city clerk of the city of Milwaukee and, as such, ex officio a member of its hoard of review and entitled by law to a salary of $725 per year for services thereon, payable in monthly instalments. Plaintiff fully performed…
1Opinion of the CourtMaRshall, J.
As we view this case it is too plain to warrant more than a brief reference to the grounds of appellant’s claim and the reasons why the authority upon which counsel mainly relies to sustain the complaint (Powers v. Oshkosh, 56 Wis. 660), does not apply. In that case it was held that the city clerk was entitled to the statutory compensation incident to the office of member of the board of review, because he served under sec. 1060, R. S. 1878, which expressly provides that the city clerk, for such services, shall receive the compensation allowed by law to assessors, and the charter defined the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Powers v. City of OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
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