Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 139: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, March 30-June 3, 1909 Constitutional law: Distribution of governmental powers: Judicial powers: Assessment of inheritance tax: Recovery of tax paid Construction of provisions of inheritance tax law: Taxation Nature and power: Extent of power: Uniformity of taxation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 160: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, February 9-May 4, 1915 In cases where the order or judgment is affirmed opinions will not hereafter be written unless the questions involved be deemed by this court of such special importance or difficulty as to demand treatment in an Opinion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 137: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin; November 10, 1908-January 26, 1909 Appeal and error: Findings: Conclusiveness: Sales: Breaches Right of action: Waiver: Measure of damages: Evidence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: State ex rel. Brown v. Appleby, 139 Wis. 195. Sec. 959?41 further provides that "no person shall be appointed to any position either on the police force or in the fire department in any such city except with the approval of such board." If it be conceded that the common council, rather than the board of police and fire commissioners, might still select the marshal, the selection would not become effective until approved by such board. We think it is clear that the marshal of the city occupies a position on its police force, and, if he does, he could not be legally elected or appointed to the office "without the concurrence of the aforesaid board. The appellant, therefore, fails to shown that he was duly elected or appointed to the office of city marshal. There remains to be considered the question whether so much of sec. 959?41 as confers upon the board of police and fire commissioners the power to appoint a chief of police took away from the common council the power to appoint a city marshal. In a number of cities of the second and third class operating under special charters, the chief officer of police is designated "city marshal." In a number of other such cities such officer is designated "chief of police." Whichever designation is adopted, the powers conferred are practically the same. In but one city do both offices seem to exist. The general charter law (sec. 925?259, Stats. 1898) provides: '.'...,,,,,,, "The city marshal shall be known as such or as captain or chief of police, in the discretion of the council, and shall have command of the police force of the city under the direction of the mayor." This language indicates that the legislative thought was that the terms "marshal," "chief of police," and "captain of police" were synonymous, and each city might e...

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 107: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin; April 27-October 30, 1900 Wrongful attachment: Liability of creditor: Appeal: Evidence Assertions of counsel. Attachment, when lies: Liability of heirs for debts of ancestor Appeal: Order, when reviewable: Judgments: Fraudulent conveyances: Parties: Joinder of causes of action: Foreign guardian: Sale of ward's realty in Wisconsin: Limitation of actions: Nonresidents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wisconsin Reports, Vol. 170: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin; November 4, 1919-February 10, 1920 Principal and agent: Forfeiture of compensation by agent Appeal: Issues not submitted in special verdict: Brokers Order to discontinue selling: Compensation on sale afterwards made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.