Legal Opinion
Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph v. Town of Plover
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1941PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFowlek, J.
The town of Plover imposed a tax on River Pines Sanatorium and ten acres of the ground on which it is located against the plaintiff as owner. The sanatorium is a hospital limited to' the care and treatment of tubercular patients. The plaintiff paid the tax and sued in the circuit court to recover the payment on the ground that the property is exempt from taxation. The court sustained the tax.
The claim of exemption is based on sec. 70.11 (4), Stats., which reads:
“Personal property owned by any educational institution having a regular curriculum and offering courses for at least six months in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- St. Joseph's Hospital Ass'n v. Ashland CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Rogers Memorial Sanitarium v. Town of SummitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. H. Longstreet Taylor FoundationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
3Cited by13 opinions
- Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- Friendship Village of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
- Family Hospital Nursing Home, Inc. v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Prairie Du Chien Sanitarium Co. v. City of Prairie Du ChienWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Inc. v. City of BrookfieldCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
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