Town of Saukville v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Ozaukee County. A criminal information was filed against the town of Saukville for a failure to repair a bridge, alleged to be a common and public bridge and part of a public highway in that town, such neglect continuing for nearly five years. Upon the trial a verdict of guilty was rendered, and a motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial having been denied, the defendant sued out this writ to review the judgment.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Ozaukee County. A criminal information was filed against the town of Saukville for a failure to repair a bridge, alleged to be a common and public bridge and part of a public highway in that town, such neglect continuing for nearly five years. Upon the trial a verdict of guilty was rendered, and a motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial having been denied, the defendant sued out this writ to review the judgment. Such other facts and so much of the pleadings as are necessary to an understanding of the errors assigned and the decision thereon appear…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
This is an information against the town for failing and neglecting to repair a common bridge on a public highway. The highway is fully described, and it is alleged that the bridge is upon it crossing the Milwaukee river, and forming a part of the highway. It is averred that the bridge has become broken down and ruinous, so that no person can cross it in any manner whatever; that the inhabitants of the town are bound to repair it when necessary, so that citizens, with their horses and carriages, can pass over it in safety. It is objected that the information is insufficient because it does not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Town of Byron v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
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