Morey v. City of Racine
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeax from an order of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. Bexden, Circuit Jtidge. The appeal is from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, which alleges the municipal corporate character of the defendant, and that plaintiff’s decedent, James A. Beaugrand, during the years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899, was an assessor; that the salary of each of the assessors for each of said years was $300, which was duly paid to plaintiff’s decedent; that during each of…
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Appeax from an order of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. Bexden, Circuit Jtidge. The appeal is from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, which alleges the municipal corporate character of the defendant, and that plaintiff’s decedent, James A. Beaugrand, during the years 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899, was an assessor; that the salary of each of the assessors for each of said years was $300, which was duly paid to plaintiff’s decedent; that during each of said years said decedent ex officio was a member of the hoard of review of the city of Bocine, and performed his duties as…
1Opinion of the CourtBabdeeN, J.
The sole question arising upon this appeal is whether, under the charter of the city of Racime and the _:general laws of the state, the plaintiff’s decedent was entitled to pay for services on the board of review in addition to the compensation received by him for services as assessor. The original charter of Racine, granted in 1848, imposed no duty upon the assessors with reference to a review or correction of the assessment roll. By sec. 24, ch. 130, Laws of 1868, the legislature provided that the mayor, clerk, and assessors of -each city in this state should constitute a board of review…
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- Anderson v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902