May v. Holdridge
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Rook County. Section 1, chapter 483, Laws of 1865, enacts as follows : “ In all cases in which any work has been done in the city of Janesville, in either of the years 1854, 1855, 1856,1851 or 1858, in opening, grading, graveling, planking or paving streets and alleys in said city, or in repairing streets and alleys therein, when such work has been done under or in pursuance of any contract entered into between the said city of Janesville,…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Rook County. Section 1, chapter 483, Laws of 1865, enacts as follows : “ In all cases in which any work has been done in the city of Janesville, in either of the years 1854, 1855, 1856,1851 or 1858, in opening, grading, graveling, planking or paving streets and alleys in said city, or in repairing streets and alleys therein, when such work has been done under or in pursuance of any contract entered into between the said city of Janesville, or any of the officers thereof] with [and] any person or persons, or between the alderman of any of the wards in said…
1Opinion of the CourtPaine, J.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to restrain the sale of certain lots for assessments imposed for street improvements. He probably states in his complaint enough to show that the original assessments were void for non-compliance with the provisions' of the charter in force when the improvements were made. But the complaint also shows that the taxes were *98re-assessed in pursuance of chapter 483, Laws of 1865, and that the officers are attempting to sell under that act.
It is not claimed that the complaint shows any cause of action if that is valid; but the whole argument for the plaintiff is…
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