Legal Opinion

Conway v. Town of Grand Chute

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 11, 1916PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Outagamie county: Chestee A. Fowlee, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Babees, J.,

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to an answer as not stating a defense.

Most of the facts necessary to an understanding of' the question involved are detailed in State ex rel. Carey v. Ballard, 158 Wis. 251 (148 N. W. 1090), at pages 251 to 253 inclusive. In that case, sub. 3 of sec. 1317m-4, Stats. 1913, was held unconstitutional. The plaintiff and others, assuming the statute to be valid, had paid into the town treasury the sum of $4,800 and filed petitions stating the parts of the county system of highways which they desired improved. The town refused to levy…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rowell v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co. v. HewittWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Wisconsin Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Bank v. MannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  4. State ex rel. Carey v. BallardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Van Buren v. DowningWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Putnam v. Time Warner Cable of Southeastern Wisconsin, Ltd. PartnershipWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Harnischfeger Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Harbor Insurance Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Brown v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
  4. McDonald v. PritzlIdaho Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Maxwell v. Provident Mutual Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1935

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