State ex rel. Winkler v. Benzenberg
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: Geo. E. Sutheelaud, Judge. Mandamus to compel the commissioners of public works of the city of Milwaukee to issue to the relator a license as a plumber. From a judgment in favor of the relator the defendants appeal.
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: Geo. E. Sutheelaud, Judge. Mandamus to compel the commissioners of public works of the city of Milwaukee to issue to the relator a license as a plumber. From a judgment in favor of the relator the defendants appeal. They contended, inter alia, that ch. 338, Laws of 1897, requiring plumbers to pass an examination before receiving licenses to ■carry on that business in cities of the first, second, and third class, was a valid exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the health of its citizens. State ex rel.…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed September 20, 1898 :
Winslow, J.
The question involved in this case is as to the constitutionality of chapter 338 of the Laws of Wisconsin for 1897, entitled “ An act relative to the licensing of plumbers and the supervision of the business of plumbing,” which chapter now appears as sections 959 — 53 to 959 — 59 of the Wisconsin statutes for 1898. The relator was a competent plumber, of more than twenty years experience in the city of Milwaukee, and applied to the board of public works of said city for the renewal of his license as a plumber in said city, which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Nechamcus v. Warden of the City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- State ex rel. Adams v. BurdgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Bittenhaus v. JohnstonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Singer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
3Cited by38 opinions
- In re CannonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
- State ex rel. Zillmer v. KreutzbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- State ex rel. Kellogg v. CurrensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Mehlos v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- State v. EvansWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
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