Legal Opinion
Adams Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. v. City of Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 2006No. 2005AP508PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid T. Prosser, J.
¶ 1. This case is before the court on certification by the court of appeals, *448pursuant to Wis. Stat. (Rule) § 809.61 (2003-04).1 The circuit court upheld the City of Madison's (the City) personal property tax assessment of Adams Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. (Adams) billboards for 2002 and 2003, and Adams appealed.2
¶ 2. Adams presents essentially four challenges to the assessments:
A. The City erroneously used the third tier income approach to assess Adams' billboards even though evidence of comparable sales was available.
B. Assuming the City could use third tier methods to assess Adams'…
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