Legal Opinion

Costas v. City of Fond Du Lac

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1964PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHallows, J.

The defendant claims it has not created a nuisance by the operation of its sewage-disposal plant; the plaintiffs have suffered no irreparable injury; the condition of the injunction is impossible of performance; and the' court may not direct the details and the manner in which a nuisance is to be abated. Because of the agreement of the parties concerning the finality and quantity of the proof, the decision of the court must be tested by the rules applicable to a final judgment.

The city of Fond du Lac since 1913 has operated a sewage-disposal plant in the north end of the city not far from…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Winchell v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Hasslinger v. Village of HartlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Mitchell Realty Co. v. City of West AllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Robinson Brick Co. v. LuthiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
  5. Anstee v. Monroe Light & Fuel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Bostco LLC v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. Dairyland Power CooperativeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Kriener v. Turkey Valley Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  5. Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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