Perrigo v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from orders of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnson, Circuit Judge. The complaint alleges that on October 13,1891, the plaintiff, Meder A. Perrigo, and one William H. Perrigo were the owners in fee of certain land situated in the town of Wauwatosa, in the county of Milwaukee, as tenants in common, each owning an undivided one-half; that on that day, under and pursuant to ch. 488, Laws of 1889, and ch.'179, Laws of 1891, the board of park commissioners…
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Appeal from orders of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnson, Circuit Judge. The complaint alleges that on October 13,1891, the plaintiff, Meder A. Perrigo, and one William H. Perrigo were the owners in fee of certain land situated in the town of Wauwatosa, in the county of Milwaukee, as tenants in common, each owning an undivided one-half; that on that day, under and pursuant to ch. 488, Laws of 1889, and ch.'179, Laws of 1891, the board of park commissioners of the city of Milwaukee entered into an agreement in writing with the said Meder A. and William H. Perrigo, a copy of…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, C. J.
By the terms of the agreement the. city, upon making the first payment, was entitled to the possession of the premises, with the right to alter, change, and improve the same, to be used as a public park, pursuant to ch. 488, Laws of 1889, and ch, 179, Laws of 1891; but it had no right to a conveyance of the legal title thereof until it had, within the ten years mentioned, paid the balance of the purchase price,— $46,487.94, — with the interest thereon payable annually, and all taxes assessed on the premises after January 1,1891. Eor any failure of the city to make any payment of purchase…
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