HARRINGTON v. SHOREWOOD


257 Wis. 398 (1950)

HARRINGTON, Appellant, vs. VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 30, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Young of Milwaukee, for the appellant.

H. O. Wolfe of Milwaukee, for the respondents.

A brief was filed by Padway, Goldberg & Previant of Milwaukee, and Beggs & Lawton of Madison, as amici curiae.


BROWN, J.

The trial court stated the issue as follows:

"The question presented in this action is: Can the council or village board increase the compensation of the firemen and policemen temporarily and avoid the effect such increase may have on the basis upon which pensions are computed?"

And it answered the question thus, citing Connor v. Chippewa Falls (1938), 228 Wis. 102, 279 N. W. 640, and Altenberg...

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