Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1916

Sprout, Waldron & Co. v. Amery Mercantile Co.

Sprout, Waldron & Co. v. Amery Mercantile Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court · Decided February 1, 1916 · Barkes
162 Wis. 279; 156 N.W. 158; 1916 Wisc. LEXIS 136

Sprout, Waldron & Co. v. Amery Mercantile Co.

Opinion of the Court

Barkes, J.

In tbis case it is held:

1. Tbat tbe sale of tbe mill at Eond du Lac was not an interstate commerce transaction, nor was it a necessary incident to tbe carrying on of such commerce.

2. Tbat tbe contract, in so far as it involved such mill, was a contract relating to property within tbe state and was void under sec. 1770b, Stats.

By the Gourt. — Judgment affirmed.

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