Northern Assurance Co. v. City of Milwaukee

The following opinion was filed January 11, 1938:

Fowler, J.

Our disposition of the case only requires us to discuss the defendant’s claims that regardless of other matters the judgment is correct because, (1) the cause of action under the statute is neither assignable nor, (2) subject to the law of subrogation; (3) the action does not lie because the streetcar company did not itself file a claim with the city council as required by the statute; and the claim of the plaintiffs that, (4) upon the evidence and the stipulated facts they are entitled to judgment according to the prayer of the…