Town of Plainfield v. Village of Plainfield
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waushara County. It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant village is situated within the limits of the plaintiff town, and was organized under the provisions of ch. 40, R. S. Two alleged causes of action are separately stated therein.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waushara County. It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant village is situated within the limits of the plaintiff town, and was organized under the provisions of ch. 40, R. S. Two alleged causes of action are separately stated therein. The first of these is to recover $540, received by the village in 1884 for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors therein during that year; and the other is for $255, for services of the town officers of the plaintiff in 1883 and 1884, paid by the plaintiff, for assessing and equalizing village property and making…
1Opinion of the CourtLxon, J.
1. ¥e are of the opinion that the plaintiff town has a valid cause of action against the defendant village for the license moneys received by the latter in 1884. Sec. 1562, E. S., as amended by ch. 156, Laws of 1883, provides that “ all such license moneys received by any village which, under its charter, does not provide for the support of the poor therein, shall be paid to the town treasurer of the town in which such village is situated.” The defendant village was organized under the general laws of the state, and those laws constitute its charter. The statute above quoted is therefore…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Town of Oak Grove v. Village of JuneauWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
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- Town of Winneconne v. Village of WinneconneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904