Legal Opinion
Green County v. City of Monroe
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1958PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroadfoot, J.
The sole issue in the case is whether the plaintiff county is subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of the zoning ordinance of the defendant city in the location and construction of a county jail. There is little direct authority on the question presented. The reason therefor is apparent. Undoubtedly there have been many disputes between cities and counties as to the location of county courthouses and jails. They must have been settled in a spirit of compromise and comity. Such questions should be so settled.
It is admitted by the city that its zoning ordinance could not apply to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hall v. City of TaftCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Pasadena Sch. Dist. v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- City of Milwaukee v. McGregorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- County of Cook v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
- State ex rel. Bare v. SchinzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
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3Cited by31 opinions
- City of Scottsdale v. Municipal Court of TempeArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- Medford v. Marinucci Bros. & Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Town of Oronoco v. City of RochesterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin v. Dane County Board of AdjustmentCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
- City of Newark v. University of DelawareCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1973
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