Weisenberg v. Town of Winneconne
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Action against the Town of Winneconne and the President a/nd Trustees of the Tillage of Winneconne, to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. Action against the Town of Winneconne and the President a/nd Trustees of the Tillage of Winneconne, to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion. The defendants separately demurred to the complaint on the grounds that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and that there was a defect of parties defendant.The demurrer of the Town of Winneconne was sustained, and that of the President amd Trustees of the Tillage of Winneconne was overruled. The…
1Opinion of the CourtOrtou, J.
These are two writs of error in the same case, in the first of which the demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and in the second it was overruled. The complaint substantially charges that the deceased came to his death while navigating the Wolf river, in this state, with a vessel called the North Star, of which he was part owner, by reason of the acts of malfeasance and misfeasance of the defendants in placing a bridge across said Wolf river, a navigable stream within said town and village, which obstructed the navigation thereof unless a certain draw therein had been opened, and that by…
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