Town of Ringle v. County of Marathon

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals 1 affirming a summary judgment granted on the motion of Marathon County dismissing a complaint for declaratory judgment brought by the Town of Ringle. Summary judgment was entered by the Circuit Court for Marathon County, DANIEL L. La-ROCQUE, Circuit Judge, on January 8,1980.

The question posed in the circuit court, the court of appeals, and in this court is whether Marathon County, without the town’s approval, had the statutory authority to establish a zoning classification for county-owned lands in the Town of Ringle when the county…