Legal Opinion
Kahn v. McCormack
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 14, 1980No. 80-051PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDecker, C.J.
Plaintiffs challenge the validity of sec. 969.12(1) and (2), Stats., as amended by sec. 1121m, ch. 34, Laws of 1979, which eliminates corporate sureties and sureties for profit for criminal bail bonds. The trial court held that the legislative act was a proper exercise of the state’s police power, violative of neither the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution nor article I, section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution, and vacated a temporary restraining order staying enforcement of the statute. We agree and affirm.
Prior to vacation of the temporary restraining order, plaintiff…
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