City of Milwaukee v. State

Millions of dollars are involved in the decision herein. The realization of a fond dream of a municipality to construct a gigantic municipal harbor also depends upon the outcome; but over and above all, we are called upon to determine the right of Wisconsin, as a sovereign state of the Union, to cede to the metropolis of the state property held in trust by it, to promote the interests of navigation and commerce, with an authorization to convey a part of this trust property so ceded to a private industrial corporation, in order that the municipal project can be accomplished. The gravity .of…