Legal Opinion
Village of Butler v. Renner Manufacturing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1975No. 94 (1974)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
The first question is whether or not a contract for sewer service by the village to a nonresident, the Renner Manufacturing Company, establishing charges for such sewer service but providing no termination date was void from the beginning. We conclude that it was not. The second question is may the contract be terminated by the village, and we conclude that it may be upon reasonable notice.
On April 4, 1954, the village of Butler and the predecessor of Renner Manufacturing Company, Renner Building Corporation, located in the city of Milwaukee, contracted to connect up with the village sewer…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hasslinger v. Village of HartlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
- Irish v. DeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Erickson v. Village of West SalemWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Peters v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- City of Milwaukee v. City of West AllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Brookfield v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
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- Village of Butler v. Renner Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1975