Cointe v. Congregation of St. John the Baptist
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Brown county: S. D. HastiNgs, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action to recover tbe reasonable value of tbe drilling and construction of a well upon tbe real estate belonging to tbe defendant. Tbe defendant alleges that no contract was ever made by it for tbe construction of tbe well, and that it' has never bound itself to pay for the same, either by ratification or estoppel.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Brown county: S. D. HastiNgs, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action to recover tbe reasonable value of tbe drilling and construction of a well upon tbe real estate belonging to tbe defendant. Tbe defendant alleges that no contract was ever made by it for tbe construction of tbe well, and that it' has never bound itself to pay for the same, either by ratification or estoppel. The action was tried by the court, and Judge Hastings filed the following opinion: “The defendant is a corporation, organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, C. J.
The opinion filed by the circuit judge is a very careful and comprehensive discussion of the facts shown by the evidence and of the law applicable to those facts. It has been of the greatest assistance to us in our consideration of the case, and we have inserted it in full in the statement of the case partly on that account. This, howéver, is not the only reason for setting it forth in full.
As has been said in the statement of the case, the findings of fact consist principally of a copy of the opinion. Considered as an opinion, the document is admirable and is really all that an opinion…
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