Legal Opinion

Neu v. Voege

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1897PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Eorest county: JohN GoodlaND, Circuit Judge. In the town of Pelican Lake, since prior to 1894, there has existed a duly-recorded plat covering a tract of land in such town, subdividing the same into lots and blocks, as provided by law.

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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Eorest county: JohN GoodlaND, Circuit Judge. In the town of Pelican Lake, since prior to 1894, there has existed a duly-recorded plat covering a tract of land in such town, subdividing the same into lots and blocks, as provided by law. For the year 1894 the lots in such plat were separately assessed for taxation, pursuant to sec. 104o, R. S. Such proceedings were thereafter had that several of such, lots were separately sold for delinquent taxes returned thereon, and plaintiff became the owner of the tax-sale certificates issued on such sales. In…

1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.

The question presented on this appeal is, Do the facts alleged in the petition for the writ of mandamus show that the assessor was required by law to assess the lots in Fair Haven Park separately, and that the appellant had such an interest in the performance of that duty as to entitle him to such writ to coftipel such performance? There is no contention but that such facts -were essential to the maintenance of the mandamxis proceedings by appellant, and that, if the petition sufficiently alleges their existence, the demurrer thereto and motion to quash the alternative writ were improperly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad v. JenningsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  2. State ex rel. Lord v. Board of SupervisorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1850
  3. State ex rel. Continental Insurance v. DoyleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Law Enforcement Standards Board v. Village of Lyndon StationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  2. State ex rel. Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. WahnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  3. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  4. Lake Bluff Housing Partners v. City of South MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Miller v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981

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