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In re Court Room & Offices of the Fifth Branch of the Circuit Court, Milwaukee County

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 1912PublishedCited by 57 opinions

Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TubNeb, Circuit Judge. On April 27, 1911, bis honor, Judge TubNEB, judge of the Second judicial circuit, Fifth branch, Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, made the following order: “Whereas on the 25th day of March, A. D. 1908, the County of Milwaukee, by its Board of Supervisors, entered into, a contract of lease with the trustees of Wisconsin Cbm-mandery No. 1, Knights Templar, of the city of Milwaukee, whereby…

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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TubNeb, Circuit Judge. On April 27, 1911, bis honor, Judge TubNEB, judge of the Second judicial circuit, Fifth branch, Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, made the following order: “Whereas on the 25th day of March, A. D. 1908, the County of Milwaukee, by its Board of Supervisors, entered into, a contract of lease with the trustees of Wisconsin Cbm-mandery No. 1, Knights Templar, of the city of Milwaukee, whereby it leased from the said trustees 'all the rooms or apartments and the appurtenances thereunto belonging on the-fourth…

1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.

This is the first .time in the history of this •court that a controversy between a circuit judge ancha county board over quarters for a court has reached this tribunal, and the few precedents that have been cited would indicate that such regrettable disputes were infrequent elsewhere.

We have a general finding or conclusion by the circuit judge that the quarters which the Gounty Board proposed to furnish for his court were neither suitable nor convenient. We have also a recital of the specific facts upon which the circuit judge based such conclusions. There can be no doubt that the specific…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Dahnke v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Board of Commissioners v. GwinIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  3. In re Appointment & Removal of the Janitor of the Supreme CourtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
  4. State Ex Rel. Kitzmeyer v. DavisNevada Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Board of Commissioners v. StoutIndiana Supreme Court · 1893

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. State v. HolmesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  2. O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  3. Pena v. District Court of Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  4. Gabrelian v. GabrelianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. State Ex Rel. Friedrich v. Circuit Court for Dane CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995

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