Milwaukee County v. City of Milwaukee

Milwaukee county and its treasurer, Patrick McManus, naming as defendants the city of Milwaukee, city of South Milwaukee, village of Whitefish Bay, and T. V. Mueller, pursuant to leave granted by the court, bring this original action for declaratory relief respecting the sale of *339lands for delinquent taxes levied in the year 1931. The material facts alleged in the petition and undisputed or stipulated by the parties are summarized as follows:

Sec. 74.39, Stats., in terms provides that county treasurers should commence the sale of lands for delinquent taxes levied thereon in 1931 on June 14,…