Northern States Power Co. v. Town of Hunter Board of Supervisors

The issues presented on this appeal are:

1. Was the order of the Hunter town board, laying out the highway, an abuse of discretion because:(a) it circumvents sec. 80.13 (5), Stats. 1969;(b) the public good is not promoted; and there is no necessity for the highway ?

2. Was the Hunter town board’s order void in that:(a) the jurisdictional requirements of sec. 80.07, Stats. 1969, were not followed; and(b) the board minutes were inadequate ?

Abuse of discretion.

NSP contends that the town board abused its discretion by ordering the highway to be laid out over NSP land because it is a circumvention…