Pipkorn v. Village of Brown Deer

The only question before us is whether the defendant Sontag can be designated to represent the other beneficiaries of the water trust who are similarly situated so as to constitute this a class action. When Green Knoll subdivision was laid out, a water trust was created for the benefit of the lot owners. They became beneficiaries of the trust and the owners of fractional shares thereof, entitled to use water from the system for domestic purposes. The trust declaration provided the trust could be terminated by a transfer of the assets by the trustee upon the approval of the owners of the…