Thompson v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaulcee County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It is alleged in the complaint, in effect, that the plaintiffs, as copartners and as subcontractors, had between January 1, 1884, and February 20, 1884, done work and labor and furnished materials to one James L. Judge, the principal Contractor, in and about the construction and completion of Fifth district school-building, exclusively for said city,…
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APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaulcee County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It is alleged in the complaint, in effect, that the plaintiffs, as copartners and as subcontractors, had between January 1, 1884, and February 20, 1884, done work and labor and furnished materials to one James L. Judge, the principal Contractor, in and about the construction and completion of Fifth district school-building, exclusively for said city, to the amount of $329.70; that the amount due to said Judge, as such principal contractor, for such construction and…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
1. The action is confessedly brought under sec. 3328, E. S. That section is a mere revision of ch. 150, Laws of 1873, omitting the state. Such revision must be regarded as á mere continuation of that chapter, and not as a new enactment. Sec. 4985, E. S. Ch. 332, Laws of 1878, provided, in effect, that any person who shall furnish any supplies or materials, or do or perform any labor or service, in the execution of any contract awarded by the board of public works of the city of Milwaukee, should have a lien for the amount due for such supplies, labor, or services, on the certificate or order…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reining v. . City of Buffalo, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Wentworth v. Town of SummitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Benware v. Town of Pine ValleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Zitske v. GoldbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Cathcart v. ComstockWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
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- Milwaukee County v. IsenringWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
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- State Ex Rel. Baranowski v. KoszewskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
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