City of Milwaukee v. Weiss

Wisconsin Supreme Court

City of Milwaukee v. Weiss

68 N.W. 390, 93 Wis. 653, 1896 Wisc. LEXIS 104

CourtWisconsin Supreme Court

DecidedSeptember 22, 1896

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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City of Milwaukee v. Weiss, 68 N.W. 390, 93 Wis. 653, 1896 Wisc. LEXIS 104 (Wis. 1896).

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Cassoday, 0. J.

The defendant in error was charged, in the police court, with having violated the city ordinance regulating the sale of milk therein. On being tried therefor in that court, by consent, before a jury of six men, he [654]*654was acquitted, and thereupon judgment was entered discharging him from custody. To reverse that judgment the city sues out this writ of error. This court has recently held that such judgment cannot be taken directly to this court for review on writ of error. Milwaukee v. Simons, ante, p. 576. ¥e fully approve of what was there said by Mr. Justice Maeshall. It is claimed, however, on the part of the city, that it is without any remedy, unless given by this writ of error. It is true, the act creating such police court (sec. 16, ch. 6, laws of 1895) gives to every person convicted therein the right to appeal to the municipal court of that city and county, and a retrial therein, but does not, in express terms, give a right of appeal to the city in case of acquittal in the police court, as here. It does not appear from the record before us whether this is a mere civil action to recover a penalty imposed by the ordinance, or is a misdemeanor within the meaning of the statute. R. S. sec. 3294. If this is a mere civil action to recover a penalty, then, under the statutes reguiating appeals in such cases, the city, it would seem, has a remedy. Boscobel v. Bugbee, 41 Wis. 59 Oshkosh v. Schwartz, 55 Wis. 483; State v. Grove, 77 Wis. 448. If, on the other hand, the offense charged constitutes a crime or misdemeanor, within the meaning of the statute cited, then it is obvious that the city is not entitled to such writ of error. U. S. v. Salter, 1 Pin. 278; State v. Kemp, 11 Wis. 669; State v. Martin, 30 Wis. 216; State v. Grottkau, 73 Wis. 595; State ex rel. Hamilton v. Municipal Court, 89 Wis. 358; U. S. v. Sanges, 144 U. S. 310.

It follows from what has been said that the writ of error was improvidently granted, and is therefore dismissed.

By the Court. — Writ dismissed.

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Cassoday, 0. J.

The defendant in error was charged, in the police court, with having violated the city ordinance regulating the sale of milk therein. On being tried therefor in that court, by consent, before a jury of six men, he [654]*654was acquitted, and thereupon judgment was entered discharging him from custody. To reverse that judgment the city sues out this writ of error. This court has recently held that such judgment cannot be taken directly to this court for review on writ of error. Milwaukee v. Simons, ante, p. 576. ¥e fully approve of what was there said by Mr. Justice Maeshall. It is claimed, however, on the part of the city, that it is without any remedy, unless given by this writ of error. It is true, the act creating such police court (sec. 16, ch. 6, laws of 1895) gives to every person convicted therein the right to appeal to the municipal court of that city and county, and a retrial therein, but does not, in express terms, give a right of appeal to the city in case of acquittal in the police court, as here. It does not appear from the record before us whether this is a mere civil action to recover a penalty imposed by the ordinance, or is a misdemeanor within the meaning of the statute. R. S. sec. 3294. If this is a mere civil action to recover a penalty, then, under the statutes reguiating appeals in such cases, the city, it would seem, has a remedy. Boscobel v. Bugbee, 41 Wis. 59 Oshkosh v. Schwartz, 55 Wis. 483; State v. Grove, 77 Wis. 448. If, on the other hand, the offense charged constitutes a crime or misdemeanor, within the meaning of the statute cited, then it is obvious that the city is not entitled to such writ of error. U. S. v. Salter, 1 Pin. 278; State v. Kemp, 11 Wis. 669; State v. Martin, 30 Wis. 216; State v. Grottkau, 73 Wis. 595; State ex rel. Hamilton v. Municipal Court, 89 Wis. 358; U. S. v. Sanges, 144 U. S. 310.

It follows from what has been said that the writ of error was improvidently granted, and is therefore dismissed.

By the Court. — Writ dismissed.

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