Nelson v. Madison
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Wisconsin
In equity. This was a bill filed by the complainants, claiming to be owners in iee of certain real estate in the city of Madison, to restrain the city from taking possession of or using them. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HOPKINS, District Judge.
The bill in this case is filed to restrain the defendant from proceeding forcibly to remove a fence erected around a piece of ground situated in the city of Madison, and claimed by the complainants as lots one, two, three and four, block 272. It is alleged in the bill that the complainants placed such fence around the lots to enclose them, and that the defendant has ordered its police officers to remove it The complainants charge that they own the lots in fee, and ask a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant from intermeddling with the said fence or the…
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