West v. Ballard
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is a resident and taxpayer of the city of Appleton, and brings this action on behalf of himself and all persons having a common interest in the questions involved therein.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is a resident and taxpayer of the city of Appleton, and brings this action on behalf of himself and all persons having a common interest in the questions involved therein. It further alleges that the assessor of the city of Appleton assessed the taxable property therein for the year 1871 at its full cash value, while the assessors of the several towns in Outagamie county for that year corruptly and fraudulently assessed the taxable property in their respective towns at one-fifth to one-third of the…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
It is provided by statute that the board of county supervisors shall determine and assess the relative value of all the property subject to taxation in each town, city or village in their county. The same is to be assessed at the full value thereof, according to the best judgment of the board. Tay. Stats., 395, § 8. Such assessment is denominated “ the county assessment,” and is the basis upon which state and county taxes are apportioned to the several towns, cities and villages of the county.
In making such assessment, the county board, unlike the town boards of equalization, are not required…
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