Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Douglas County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. YiNJE, Circuit Judge. Equitable action to restrain a sale of land for nonpayment of delinquent special taxes.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. YiNJE, Circuit Judge. Equitable action to restrain a sale of land for nonpayment of delinquent special taxes. The issues presented for trial are indicated, in a general way, by the following summary of the findings: Proceedings were duly had under the charter of the city of Superior to determine the amounts respectively chargeable to various parcels of real estate abutting on or adjacent to that part of Winter street in said city it was proposed to pave, which portion included plaintiff’s property. In such proceedings the…
1Opinion of the Court
IVIaesháll, J.
The findings do not disclose with reasonable definiteness the points litigated. The facts are that the city of Superior in due course, — if the land of appellant were chargeable under sec. 959 — 35, Stats. (1898), with any special tax because of the work on that part of Winter street improved, — 'imposed thereon the tax in question. The land abutted on Winter street, but not on that portion improved. Such portion did not reach nearer to appellant’s land than about 350 feet. In view thereof counsel for appellant insisted, as appears, on the trial and do so now, that the land was…
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