Legal Opinion
Ehrlich v. City of Racine
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1965PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
The contract, which was entered into voluntarily by the city of Racine, is now challenged by that municipality as being violative of sec. 1, art. VIII of the Wisconsin constitution, which provides that: “The rule of taxation shall be uniform . . .” The objective of this clause has been interpreted to be “to protect the citizen against unequal, and consequently unjust taxation.” Weeks v. Milwaukee (1860), 10 Wis. 186(*242), 201 (*257).
The primary issue before us is whether the technique used in paragraph B, which is quoted above, offends the uniformity requirement of the state constitution.
When the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Grant v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Clark v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Earles v. WellsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Monroe Water Works Co. v. City of MonroeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gottlieb v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Harvey v. MorganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Richards v. City of MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State Ex Rel. La Follette v. TorphyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Cane v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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