Legal Opinion

Supervisors of La Pointe v. O'Malley

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1879PublishedCited by 18 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The respondents (defendants) moved to dismiss the appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

1. We are of the opinion that the motion of the respondents to dismiss the appeal in this case must be granted.

The motion papers show that on the 21st day of June, 1879, the board of supervisors of the county of Ashland duly passed and published an ordinance by which the town of La Pointe was abolished, and the territory which had theretofore been included in and constituted said town was attached to and made a part of the towns of Butternut and Ashland. This ordinance, among other things, provided that as to the judgment recovered in this action the said town of’ Butternut should be the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Smith v. . LevinusNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  2. Andrews v. ThayerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
  3. State ex rel. Hawes v. PierceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Stephens v. MagorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Moore v. RandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Lund v. Chippewa CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Cathcart v. ComstockWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Maercker v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Bartlett v. Eau Claire CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Voss v. StollWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910

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