Legal Opinion

Sanderson v. Herman

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1901PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JohNsoN, Circuit Judge. This is a suit in equity to annul and enjoin enforcement of special assessment certificates issued under a reassessment for the same work involved in the certificates held invalid in Sawnderson v. Herman, 95 Wis. 48, for the reason in that case that no assessment of benefits and damages resulting from a change of established grade had been made.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JohNsoN, Circuit Judge. This is a suit in equity to annul and enjoin enforcement of special assessment certificates issued under a reassessment for the same work involved in the certificates held invalid in Sawnderson v. Herman, 95 Wis. 48, for the reason in that case that no assessment of benefits and damages resulting from a change of established grade had been made. After the decision of that case and the enactment of oh. 262, Laws of 1897, to wit, July 6, 1897, the common council of Milwaukee passed a resolution…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed January 8, 1901:

Dodse, J.

1. In a case between these same parties relating to a former assessment upon the plaintiffs’ property of the cost of the same work now involved, it was decided that such assessment was invalid because the board of public works did not, at the time of making their assessment of benefits to result from the work to be done in pursuance with sec. 7, ch. VII, Milwaukee Charter [ch. 184, Laws of 1874, as amended], also determine and assess against the same lots the damages, costs, and charges arising from the alteration of established grade…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Flanders v. Town of MerrimackWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Hennessy v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Hayes v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Dean v. BorchseniusWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
  5. Johnson v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bekkedal v. City of ViroquaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Schintgen v. City of La CrosseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Brown v. SllvertonOregon Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Dahlman v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907

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