Legal Opinion

Stringham v. Board of Supervisors

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1869PublishedCited by 29 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Winnebago County. The defendant appealed from a judgment against it. The case is stated in the opinion. cited R. S. ch. 13, §§ 27, 42, 43 ; 1 Wis. 414; 3 id. 337; 13 id. 494, 611.

1Opinion of the CourtDixon, C. J.

The plaintiff presented his petition to the board of supervisors of Winnebago county, pray*595ing to have the amount of certain taxes, and interest thereon, paid by Mm for county and state purposes, refunded to him, on the ground of illegality in the assessment. The taxes were upon several lots of land in the third ward of the city of Oshkosh, which had been sold by the county treasurer for the non-payment of the taxes. The petitioner claimed that the “assessment roll was not made according to law, and was illegal and void,” for reasons stated in the petition as follows : “ That said assessment…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Felt v. FeltWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865
  2. Brady v. . Supervisors of New-YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
  3. Norton v. Supervisors of Rock CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
  4. Parker v. Board of SupervisorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. McCamant v. BatsellTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Hill v. City of Fond du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Kelley v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Salthouse v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
  5. Stacy v. MullinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946

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