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DePauw v. Oxley

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 18, 1904PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from au order of tlie circuit court for Vilas county W. C. SilveRti-ioRN, Circuit Judge. Appeal from order dated May 26, 1904, vacating temporary injunction entered by the judge ex parte upon the com-' plaint alone.

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Appeal from au order of tlie circuit court for Vilas county W. C. SilveRti-ioRN, Circuit Judge. Appeal from order dated May 26, 1904, vacating temporary injunction entered by the judge ex parte upon the com-' plaint alone. That instrument alleges ownership by plaintiff" of a considerable tract of land in Vilas county, Wisconsin, having a boundary upon a certain lake alleged to be picturesque and beautiful, upon which premises, and approximately fifty feet from the lake, plaintiff had constructed a summer-home for himself and family, with various buildings necessary to their use and comfort,…

1Opinion of the Court

Dodge, J*.

We are somewhat at a loss for the reasons which induced the trial court to vacate the injunction pen-dente lite in this case, where, as will be pointed out later, the *658considerations moving the discretion of the court toward maintenance of such restraint are so strong. We are well-nigh forced to the conclusion that he must have yielded acquiescence to the contention of respondent’s counsel that the complaint fails to state a cause of action, so that there was no field for discretion, but the duty rested on the court to deny temporary restraint pending an action in which no relief…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Valley Iron Works Manufacturing Co. v. GoodrickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Wilson v. City of Mineral PointWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. v. BradleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Bartlett v. L. Bartlett & Son Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Trustees of the German Evangelical Congregation of New Elm v. HoessliWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ekern v. McGovernWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Werner v. A. L. Grootemaat & Sons, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Kansas Wheat Growers Ass'n v. SchulteSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
  4. Halsey, Stuart & Co. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Minneapolis Gaslight Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913

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