State v. Douglas
Wisconsin Supreme Court
This was an action, under the statute, in the nature of a quo warranto (commenced in this court), to determine the rights of the parties, respectively, to the office of supervisor of Milwaukee county. The allega--tions of the complaint will sufficiently appear from the opinion.
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This was an action, under the statute, in the nature of a quo warranto (commenced in this court), to determine the rights of the parties, respectively, to the office of supervisor of Milwaukee county. The allega--tions of the complaint will sufficiently appear from the opinion. The defendant demurred to the complaint as not stating a cause of action. to the point that the power of the state legislature is not restricted except by the state and federal constitutions, cited People v. Morrell, 21 Wend. 563; Butler v. Palmer, 1 Hill, 324; Bloodgood v. R. R. Co., 18 Wend. 9; Leggett v. Hunter, 19…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The question arising upon this demurrer is as to the validity of the acts of the legislature at *429its last session, re-organizing the board of supervisors for each county, and changing the system of county government, as least so far as related to the basis of representation upon the county boards. Previous to this recent legislation, the county board for each organized county consisted of three members elected in and for each supervisor district; but in counties which contained more than three assembly districts, there was elected a supervisor for each assembly district ; and in counties where…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Conner v. . the Mayor, C. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- People v. MorrellNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- State ex rel. Tesch v. Von BaumbachWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
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- State ex rel. Risch v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension FundWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Ashley v. Three Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Mial v. Ellington.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- State ex rel. Buell v. FrearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
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