Fond du Lac Water Co. v. City of Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Fond dm Lac County. This action was brought to enjoin and restrain the defendant city and its clerk from proceeding to levy taxes upon lots 37, 38, 39, 40, 48, 49, and 50, of block 26 of the original plat of the city, the property of the plaintiff, valued for taxation in 189Ó by the assessor at $40,000, and increased by the board of review to $55,000, until a revision and revaluation of the same might be had; and that if the tax shall have…
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Fond dm Lac County. This action was brought to enjoin and restrain the defendant city and its clerk from proceeding to levy taxes upon lots 37, 38, 39, 40, 48, 49, and 50, of block 26 of the original plat of the city, the property of the plaintiff, valued for taxation in 189Ó by the assessor at $40,000, and increased by the board of review to $55,000, until a revision and revaluation of the same might be had; and that if the tax shall have already been levied the defendants be restrained from delivering the warrant to the city treasurer until such revision…
1Opinion of the CourtPiNNey, J.
The corporation plaintiff was organized and exists as such under ch. 86, R. S., and by sec. 1780 had the power to make and enter into any contract with the city defendant to supply it with water for fire and other purposes, upon such terms and conditions as might be agreed upon, and might, by the consent of and in the manner agreed upon with its proper authorities, use any street, alley, lane, park, or public grounds for laying water pipes therein, provided no permanent injury should be done thereto; and the city might by contract acquire the right to use the water supplied by such…
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