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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of Janesville

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 10, 1908PublishedCited by 17 opinions

'Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: Geobge GbiMm:, Circuit Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtWiNsnow, C. J.

The city of Janesville, having adopted those provisions of the general city charter law relating to the building of sewers (secs. 925 — 208 to 925 — 239, Stats. 1898), proceeded to construct sanitary sewers in certain streets of the city and levy assessments against adjoining real estate at the uniform rate of forty cents per linear foot to pay a part of the expense. The railroad company owns .and operates a railroad running through the city upon a right •of way 100 feet in width, and also owns several tracts of land adjoining said right' of way and fronting on certain of the streets in which…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. French v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Hennessy v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Hayes v. Douglas CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Forest CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. City of Fort Myers v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
  2. City of Fort Myers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
  3. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Town of DecaturSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Fort Howard Paper Co. v. Fox River Heights Sanitary DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Newton Appeal From Board of Street CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911

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