Weeks v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL PROM CIRCUXT COURT, MILWAUKEE COUNTY. This was an action, commenced by Lemuel W. Weeks against tbe City of Milwaukee, the County of Milwaukee, and Garrett M. Fitzgerald, the county treasurer, to restrain the latter from selling the lands of Weeks for taxe^. The complaint set forth that Weeks was the owner in fee simple of a large amount of real estate, consisting of fractional subdivisions of sections and town lots within the limits of the city of Milwaukee, which are…
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APPEAL PROM CIRCUXT COURT, MILWAUKEE COUNTY. This was an action, commenced by Lemuel W. Weeks against tbe City of Milwaukee, the County of Milwaukee, and Garrett M. Fitzgerald, the county treasurer, to restrain the latter from selling the lands of Weeks for taxe^. The complaint set forth that Weeks was the owner in fee simple of a large amount of real estate, consisting of fractional subdivisions of sections and town lots within the limits of the city of Milwaukee, which are particularly described, giving the several valuations. One tract of 39 acres, used exclusively for farming purposes,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
PaiNe, J.
This action was brought by the appellant to restrain the sale of a large quantity of real estate, for taxes, upon several alleged grounds of illegality. A large share of the real estate consisted of city lots, and a corresponding share of the taxes was for assessments against these lots, for building streets, sidewalks, &c., under the charter of the city.
The most important objection urged against their legality is, that the provisions of the charter itself authorizing these assessments, are a violation of the constitutional provision, that “the rule of taxation shall be…
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