Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. City of Madison

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1940Published

1Opinion of the CourtFowles, J.

The plaintiff was city treasurer of Madison during three successive terms: From, (1) April, 1932, to April, 1934; (2) from April, 1934, to April, 1936; and (3) from April, 1936, to April, 1937. The plaintiff claims and demands recovery of specific sums of salary still due and unpaid to him during each of these terms. The city (4) claims overpayments during his second and third terms, and demands judgment for the amount of the overpayments.(1) The facts involved under this head are that when the plaintiff began his first term his salary had been duly fixed at $3,000 per year. Such was his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Feavel v. City of AppletonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Schuh v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
  3. City of Milwaukee v. ReiffWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Altenberg v. City of SuperiorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Schuette v. Tax CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940

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