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State ex rel. Giroux v. Lien

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Jackson county: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. This is an action of certiorari to review the action of the board of review of the city of Black River Falls for the year 19Ó0. It appeared by the allegations of the writ .that the assessor of the city of Black River Falls for the year 1900 placed upon the tax roll of the city for that year, as the valuation of the personal property of the defendant, the sum of $3,000, the same…

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Jackson county: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. This is an action of certiorari to review the action of the board of review of the city of Black River Falls for the year 19Ó0. It appeared by the allegations of the writ .that the assessor of the city of Black River Falls for the year 1900 placed upon the tax roll of the city for that year, as the valuation of the personal property of the defendant, the sum of $3,000, the same being assessed for “ moneys, mortgages, accounts, credits, bonds,- notes, and other securities; ” that on the 11th of July,…

1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.

In this action of certiorari the trial court, with no return before it, reversed the action of the board of review of Black River Falls. The writ of certiorari, when used as a substantive remedy, is issued for the purpose of removing into court the record of some proceeding had before an inferior court or tribunal, in order that upon, inspection of such record the action taken by the inferior court or tribunal may be judicially reviewed. Black, Law Dict. tit. “ CbetioeaRI.” The court acts upon the record brought before it, and either reverses or affirms the action below, and the only way in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shove v. City of ManitowocWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
  2. State ex rel. Giroux v. LienWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  3. State ex rel. Smith v. GaylordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Rightor v. GraySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1861
  5. McManus v. McDonoughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1879

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Vilas v. WhartonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State ex rel. Foster v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  3. State ex rel. deForest v. HobeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  4. State ex rel. John R. Davis Lumber Co. v. SackettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903

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