Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Baker v. Haugen

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 1916PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for St. Croix county: James Wickham, Judge. Tbis is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendants dismissing the action. A writ of certiorari was issued out of tbe circuit court on the relation of the appellants, residents and taxpayers of several of the assessment districts of St. Croix county, against the tax commission of the state of Wisconsin and the county clerk of St. Croix county.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for St. Croix county: James Wickham, Judge. Tbis is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendants dismissing the action. A writ of certiorari was issued out of tbe circuit court on the relation of the appellants, residents and taxpayers of several of the assessment districts of St. Croix county, against the tax commission of the state of Wisconsin and the county clerk of St. Croix county. The purpose of the writ was to bring before the court for review the record of proceedings of the tax commission on reapportionment of the value of taxable…

1Opinion of the CourtKeewiN, J.

The facts in the case appear from the return to the writ of certiorari. An appeal was taken by the city of Hudson from the equalization made by the county board of St. Croix county for the year 1913. Certain proceedings were bad upon said appeal pursuant to an order and notice by Nils P. Haugen, chairman of the Wisconsin tax commission, sitting and acting alone, which proceedings resulted in an alleged decision made July 10, 1914, purporting to review said county assessment and relative valuation of taxable property in the taxing districts in said county. On April 13, 1915, the alleged…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Cothren v. LeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
  2. State ex rel. Johnson v. NyeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Foster v. RoweWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Application of ClarkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Railroad CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. City of Detroit v. Fruehauf Trailer Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Rosewell v. Bulk Terminals Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. In Re Application of RosewellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. Knaus v. RollofWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
  5. State ex rel. Loehr v. HansonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1919

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