Legal Opinion

Binder v. City of Madison

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1976No. 168 (1974)PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

The order appealed from sustains the demurrer of the defendant, city of Madison (“City”). Summary judgment was granted in favor of the other defendant, Area Vocational, Technical and Adult Education District No. 4 (“VTAE District”).

The issues on appeal concern the application and constitutionality of state statutes 1 requiring that one tortiously injured on public property give notice of the injury, and file claims with the appropriate agency, as a prerequisite to maintaining a court action.

The complaint in this action alleges that on July 3, 1970, the plaintiff, Kenneth C. Binder, in the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Holytz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Reich v. State Highway DepartmentMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Lunday Ex Rel. Lunday v. VogelmannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  4. Turner v. StaggsNevada Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Omernik v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Wirth v. EhlyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Stanhope v. Brown CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Sambs v. City of BrookfieldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Jackson v. BensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998

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