Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1978No. 76-260, 76-261, 76-262, 76-711PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, C. J.
These cases are consolidated for purpose of appeal because they all involve the same primary plaintiff, the Wisconsin Telephone Company, the same defendant, the City of Milwaukee, and the same issue. The issue is:
Does exemption from property taxation under the legislature’s plan of “license fees in lieu of ad valorem taxes” taxation established by sec. 76.38(8), Stats., extend to property leased by the Wisconsin Telephone Company from a non-exempt private lessor-owner and used and useful in the operation of the business of the telephone company in this state ?
In the first three cases the real…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. General Motors Corp. v. City of Oak CreekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Katzer v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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