In re Gehrke
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the county court of Sauk county: James H. Hill, Judge. The appeal is from an order appointing commissioners in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
The appellant owns and maintains a dam for the purpose of generating electric power, which dam extends across the Wisconsin river about a mile north of the village of Prairie du Sac. The construction of this dam was commenced in 1910. In 1913 it raised the water five feet; in 1914 about twenty-five feet; in 1915 the water was raised another three feet; in the latter part of 1915 or 1916 it was raised another foot, and in the winter of 1918, or the spring of 1919, it was raised to its present height, so that the total height is now about thirty-three feet.
Petitioners’ lands are located in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hyer v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
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- Dickson v. PritchardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
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