In re Dancy Drainage District
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Marathon county: W. 0. SilvertiioRN, Circuit Judge. It appears from the record and is undisputed that the adult owners of a large portion of the premises in controversy filed their petition for the organization of the “Dancy Drainage District” -upon about 35,000 'acres of land in the counties of Wood, Marathon, and Portage, constituting a large marsh through which the Little Eau Pleine river, a navigable stream rising near the…
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Marathon county: W. 0. SilvertiioRN, Circuit Judge. It appears from the record and is undisputed that the adult owners of a large portion of the premises in controversy filed their petition for the organization of the “Dancy Drainage District” -upon about 35,000 'acres of land in the counties of Wood, Marathon, and Portage, constituting a large marsh through which the Little Eau Pleine river, a navigable stream rising near the boundary line between Clark and Marathon counties, runs in a southeasterly direction, emptying into the Wisconsin river a…
1Opinion of the Court
Gassoday, O. J.
1. The appealability of the portion of the order in question is not challenged nor mentioned in the briefs of counsel. It was suggested on the argument, but counsel for the respondents requested a decision upon the merits. Such suggestion was in consequence of the discussion in another case decided herewith. In re Horicon Drainage Dist., ante, p. 42, 108 N. W. 198. That was an appeal from an order appointing commissioners under sec. 1379—13, Stats. 1898, as amended by sec. 1, ch. 43, Laws of 1901, and it was held that the order was not appealable. In writing the opinion of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Priewe v. Wisconsin State Land & Improvement Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Diana Shooting Club v. LamoreuxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Stone v. Little Yellow Drainage DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Bossmiller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Priewe v. Wisconsin State Land & Improvement Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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