Town of St. Joseph v. Willow River Power Co.

It is to be noted that it is nowhere alleged in the complaint that the building and erection of the dams referred to was wrongful or unlawful. It must therefore be presumed that the dams were built in the exercise of authority conferred upon the defendant. The questions urged upon this appeal have been thoroughly and carefully considered by this court in two prior cases. Levis v. Black River Imp. Co. 105 Wis. 391, 81 N. W. 669, and Marion v. Southern Wis. Power Co. 189 Wis. 499, 208 N. W. 592. These cases so fully and completely answer the contentions made by the plaintiff that no good…