City of Milwaukee v. McGregor
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwau-. kee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Equitable action by the plaintiff, upon complaint of its building inspector, against the members of the Board of Normal School Regents of the State of Wisconsin, their contractors and architect, to prevent continuation of the erection of a normal school building in the city of Milwaukee, which had been partially constructed by them, upon the ground that a building permit had not…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwau-. kee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. Equitable action by the plaintiff, upon complaint of its building inspector, against the members of the Board of Normal School Regents of the State of Wisconsin, their contractors and architect, to prevent continuation of the erection of a normal school building in the city of Milwaukee, which had been partially constructed by them, upon the ground that a building permit had not been obtained from complainant pursuant to the ordinances of said city, without which such erection was claimed to be…
1Opinion of the Court
■MaRshall, J.
The only question requiring solution upon the appeal is this: Do the provisions of a city charter, and ordinances duly adopted pursuant thereto, regulating the construction of buildings in such city, apply to a public school building proposed to be erected or in process of erection for the state by the Board of Normal School Regents, under special legislative authority to erect the same according to plans adopted by it and approved by the governor? If not, the judgment appealed from is right.
Counsel for appellant present the case as if the Board of Normal School Regents is- to be…
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