Janesville Cotton Mills v. Ford
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waulcesha County. This is aü action brought under the provisions of secs, 3149-3Í53, R. S., for the partition of the water-power created by the dam in Rock river at Janesville, among the several owners, all of whom are made parties to this action. The complaint was sustained upon demurrer by this court in 55 Wis. 197. Since that decision the action has been tried upon the merits, and is now here upon appeal from final judgment.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waulcesha County. This is aü action brought under the provisions of secs, 3149-3Í53, R. S., for the partition of the water-power created by the dam in Rock river at Janesville, among the several owners, all of whom are made parties to this action. The complaint was sustained upon demurrer by this court in 55 Wis. 197. Since that decision the action has been tried upon the merits, and is now here upon appeal from final judgment. In 184-5 A. Hyatt Smith and W. H. H. Bailey commenced the construction of the dam in question, being then the owners of the land on…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
The trial of this case was very long. The record before us contains nearly one thousand printed pages. We have carefully examined it, and are satisfied that the findings of the circuit judge upon those questions in the case which are purely questions of fact are amply sustained by the evidence. We shall not discuss them at length. This general statement of our conclusions must suffice.
*423The legal questions at issue are neither numerous nor difficult of statement. Without attempting to quote the language of the findings and judgment in full, it may be briefly stated that the circuit court…
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