State v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. 0. Eschweileb, Circuit Judge. Action to recover from tlie Gity and County of Mihvauleee the clear proceeds of all fines and penalties collected by the city for the years 1898 to 1908 inclusive.
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Appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. 0. Eschweileb, Circuit Judge. Action to recover from tlie Gity and County of Mihvauleee the clear proceeds of all fines and penalties collected by the city for the years 1898 to 1908 inclusive. The case has been here twice before and will be found reported in 145 Wis. 131, 129 N. W. 1101, and in 152 Wis. 228, 138 N. W. 1006. The court found as facts: “(1) That this action was commenced and is prosecuted at the request and under the direction of the governor of the state of Wisconsin. “(2) That the defendant City of…
1Opinion of the CourtViNJE, J.
The city upon its appeal makes two main contentions : First, that the case was improperly dismissed as to the county; and second, that it was error to recover from the city the full amount of fines collected, since the county was entitled to a collection fee of two per cent.
1. The circuit court found that the fines collected by the city had been used by it in defraying the expenses of courts having criminal jurisdiction within the County of Milwau-*568Icee. Such courts were the municipal and district courts of said county. The municipal court was created by ch. 199, P. & L. Laws of 1859. It…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Laycock v. ParkerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. McFetridgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
- Small v. ChampenyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Schlesinger v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
- Georgiades v. GlickmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
- City of Milwaukee v. Firemen Relief Ass'n of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Milwaukee v. Milwaukee Civic Developments, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- City of St. Anthony v. MasonIdaho Supreme Court · 1930
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