Legal Opinion

Maercker v. City of Milwaukee

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1912PublishedCited by 23 opinions

E~r.~r.ot?. to review a judgment of tbe municipal court of Milwaukee county; OreeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. This is a writ of error to tbe municipal court of Milwaukee county to review a judgment of tbat court. Tbe plaintiff in error was found guilty of violating sec. 1 of an ordinance of tbe city of Milwaukee and sentenced to pay a penalty of $25 and costs.

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E~r.~r.ot?. to review a judgment of tbe municipal court of Milwaukee county; OreeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. This is a writ of error to tbe municipal court of Milwaukee county to review a judgment of tbat court. Tbe plaintiff in error was found guilty of violating sec. 1 of an ordinance of tbe city of Milwaukee and sentenced to pay a penalty of $25 and costs. Tbe ordinance prohibits tbe rendering of any animal or animal matter witbin tbe limits of tbe city of Mil-wcmJcee and witbin a distance of four miles therefrom, “except where tbe product when rendered is to be used for human food, and…

1Opinion of the CourtEjeewiN, J.

Tbe plaintiff in error, hereinafter called tbe defendant, was convicted below of violating 'an ordinance of tbe city of Milwaukee and brings tbe judgment here for review by writ of error.

Tbe conviction was under an ordinance prohibiting tbe rendering of any animal or animal matter witbin tbe limits of tbe city of Milwanlcee and witbin four miles therefrom, subject to certain exceptions. Tbe main contention of tbe defendant is that the ordinance on which tbe proceedings are *327based is invalid because it creates an unjust, unreasonable classification and is discriminatory.

Under this bead counsel…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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  2. Borgnis v. Falk Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Nichols v. WalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  4. State ex rel. Risch v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension FundWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Clark v. TitusvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1902

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  3. State ex rel. Atwood v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Biddles, Inc. v. EnrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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