Bagnall v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Chapter 136 of the General Laws of 1868' provides, among other things, as follows : * “ Section 1. It shall be the duty of the state treasurer to transmit, as soon as practicable, to the assessor of every city, ward or town in this state, in which is located any banking association organized under a law of the United States, a statement prepared from the best information within his reach, showing the date of the organization of such bank, and the amount of its capital stock,…
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Chapter 136 of the General Laws of 1868' provides, among other things, as follows : * “ Section 1. It shall be the duty of the state treasurer to transmit, as soon as practicable, to the assessor of every city, ward or town in this state, in which is located any banking association organized under a law of the United States, a statement prepared from the best information within his reach, showing the date of the organization of such bank, and the amount of its capital stock, and the names of the persons who were shareholders in such banks on the 5th day of June, 1865, and on the 5th day of…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
It appeared quite'clear to me on the argu'ment, that all the important questions raised by the demurrer to the complaint in this case — which were so fully and ably argued by the counsel for the plaintiff— had already been decided adversely to his views in the case of Van Slyke v. The State of Wisconsin (23 Wis. 655), and that, unless we were prepared to change that decision, the demurrer must'be sustained. So, in fact, the counsel himself seemed to regard the effect of that decision, and hence he combatted the main propositions' in that case with all the vigor of his reasoning. And he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Van Slyke v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- State Bank v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1864
3Cited by3 opinions
- Morse v. Home Insurance Co. of New York CityWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
- McDaniel v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Delaware · 1905
- Exchange National Bank v. MillerUnited States Circuit Court · 1884