Fire Department of the City of Oshkosh v. Tuttle
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Plaintiff appealed from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtOrton, J.
This action is brought against the defendant as the agent of certain foreign and domestic fire insurance companies doing business in the city of Oshkosh, to recover the two per cent, of premiums received for insurance under the provisions of chapter 56, Laws of 1870, as amended by chapter 299, Laws of 1873. By the charter of the city, found in chapter 501, P. & L. Laws of 1868, this tax is to be paid by foreign insurance companies only, and on premiums received on business done within the city, and to the city treasurer. The general law authorizes the tax to be paid to the treasurer of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lewis v. StoutWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
- Oleson v. Green Bay & Lake Pepin Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
3Cited by4 opinions
- Travelers' Insurance Co. v. FrickeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- President of Platteville v. McKernanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Fire Department of Oshkosh v. TuttleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- City of Milwaukee v. Shoup Voting MacHine Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1972