Telford v. City of Ashland
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland county: E. W. Helms, Judge. The plaintiff was a lot-owner in the city of Ashland, and brought this action for an alleged illegal grading of the street in front of her lot.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland county: E. W. Helms, Judge. The plaintiff was a lot-owner in the city of Ashland, and brought this action for an alleged illegal grading of the street in front of her lot. She filed her claim with the city clerk March 11,1896. On April 21,1896, the common council disallowed the claim; and, on May 29th following, she filed her notice of appeal to the circuit court, and bond, as required by the charter of the city, whereupon the papers-were transmitted to that court. Eormal pleadings were then made by the parties, the complaint alleging,…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
Tbe objection is raised that tbe circuit court bad no jurisdiction of tbis action, because tbe appeal from tbe action of tbe city council was not taken witbin twenty days after sucb action. Tbis objection was not taken in tbe trial court, and bence it is waived unless it goes to jurisdiction of tbe subject matter. Tbe provisions of tbe charter of tbe city of Ashlcmd on tbis subject (cb. 27, Laws of 1889) bave been before tbis court in a number of cases, tbe last of sucb cases being Mason v. Ashland, 98 Wis. 540, where tbe various sections are fully stated. It is sufficient to say here that…
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