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DENNING v. GREEN BAY

271 Wis. 230 (1955)

DENNING and another, Appellants, vs. CITY OF GREEN BAY and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 8, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Christ T. Seraphim, attorney, and Schroeder, Sheets & Schroeder, Robert W. Schroeder, and Clyde E. Sheets of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Clyde E. Sheets, Mr. Robert W. Schroeder, and Mr. Seraphim.

For the respondents there was a brief by Clarence Nier, city attorney, and by Lines, Spooner & Quarles of Milwaukee, for the Union Securities Corporation, and by Everson, Ryan, Whitney & O'Melia of Green Bay, for Chapel and Amundsen, and oral argument by Mr. Nier, Mr. John C. Whitney, Mr. Charles B. Quarles, and by Mr. Laurence C. Hammond, Jr., of Milwaukee.

BROWN, J.

The city of Green Bay operates its own watersupply system. It draws its water from various deep wells in the city which have become inadequate, and on August 18, 1953, the city council resolved to draw water from Lake Michigan which is some 26 miles distant from the city limits. Pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the common council, city officers proceeded to obtain authority to do this from the public service...

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