Legal Opinion

Village of Bloomer v. Town of Bloomer

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1906PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: A. J. Yihje, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on a claimed statutory liability. The complaint is to this effect: Plaintiff, during the occurrences giving rise to its claim, was a village corporation,, located within the boundary of the defendant, a duly organized town.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: A. J. Yihje, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on a claimed statutory liability. The complaint is to this effect: Plaintiff, during the occurrences giving rise to its claim, was a village corporation,, located within the boundary of the defendant, a duly organized town. A highway which existed in the latter before the’ creation of the former is in part included within the platted' corporate limits of the village, where it is cut by a navigable stream over which since before the village was organized there has been maintained a…

1Opinion of the CourtMabshaul, J.

The law under which, in the circumstances stated, it is claimed the liability adjudged in the trial court accrued, is ch. 284, Laws of 1899. The material part thereof is as. follows:

“Every village in' this state . . . shall constitute a separate road district. No part of the streets or highway . . . shall be in any road district established by the town board, nor under the control of the town officers, provided that bridges across navigable streams on town roads shall be built, maintained and repaired by the town and village jointly, the expense to be borne by each in proportion to their…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Risch v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension FundWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Willow River Club v. WadeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Johnson v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Burnham v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  5. O'Connor v. City of Fond du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Diana Shooting Club v. HustingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  2. People Ex Rel. Baker v. MacKCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  3. McGarvey v. SwanWyoming Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Tonn v. City of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Union Free High School District of Village of Montfort v. Union Free High School District of Village of CobbWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934

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