Legal Opinion
City of Fond Du Lac v. Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1970No. 279PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
This appeal presents three issues:(1) Was the department’s 1967 hearing res judicata, thereby foreclosing it from conducting additional hearings;(2) Did the department act arbitrarily and capriciously in denying the appellant’s request for a declaratory ruling; and(3) Did an additional hearing by the department constitute an unconstitutional usurpation of the judiciary’s authority?
Applicability of the doctrine of res judicata.
It has long been established in this jurisdiction that the doctrine of res judicata has no application to the proceeding of an administrative agency such as the…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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