Legal Opinion

City of Madison v. Wisowaty

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 1933PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFritz, J.

The city of Madison, as the sole plaintiff in this action, in its complaint seeks judgment establishing title to the bed of Lake Monona in the state of Wisconsin, in trust for public uses; declaring all structures on such lake bed to be nuisances and purprestures, and ordering them abated and removed; declaring that the defendants have no right, title, or interest in any filled-in land; and enjoining them from further use and occupancy of such land. As basis for that relief it is alleged in the complaint, in relation to each of the three proposed causes of action, that Lake Monona is located…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Diedrich v. Northwestern Union Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Diana Shooting Club v. LamoreuxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Doemel v. JantzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
  4. City of Milwaukee v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Bossmiller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Paron v. City of ShakopeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
  3. Town of East Troy, a Municipal Corporation v. Soo Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  4. City of Juneau v. Badger Co-operative Oil Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Asso. v. LeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953

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