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State ex rel. deForest v. Hobe

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1905PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. Vinje, Circuit Judge. Appellant sued out a writ of certiorari to obtain a review by the circuit court for Douglas county of the proceedings of the board of review of the city of Superior in such county, respecting the assessment of his property.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. Vinje, Circuit Judge. Appellant sued out a writ of certiorari to obtain a review by the circuit court for Douglas county of the proceedings of the board of review of the city of Superior in such county, respecting the assessment of his property. By the petition for and the return to the writ these facts appeared: Appellant in 1903 owned 444 2-3 shares of the capital stock of the First Rational Bank of the city of Superior. He was a resident of the state of Hew York. In due time the proper officers of said city assessed said…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.

The first proposition submitted is that the board of review committed jurisdictional error in refusing to consider and give weight to appellant’s deposition. See. 4086, Stats. 1898, is referred to as authorizing pro.o-f to he made in *10that' way, as to any matter material to be established before any tribunal created by law. That is the general statute on the subject of depositions, and is as follows:

“Depositions may be taken in the manner and according to-the regulations provided in this chapter to be used before any court, including the supreme court, magistrate or any other person authorized…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Matter of CorwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. State ex rel. Vilas v. WhartonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Woodbury v. ShacklefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865
  4. Tenney v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Mead v. BagnallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1862

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Boyle v. LarzelereWisconsin Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Town of Polk v. Railroad CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
  3. State Ex Rel. Reiss v. Board of ReviewWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State Ex Rel. Reiss v. Board of ReviewWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965

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