Crawford v. Whittow

Thomas J. Crawford (Crawford) filed a complaint against the City of Milwaukee (City), three Milwaukee aldermen and the city treasurer alleging that they violated sec. 11.33, Stats., by enclosing a “special message” in the property tax bills sent to Milwaukee homeowners. Crawford appeals the trial court’s dismissal of the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm.

At a November 10, 1983, meeting of the Milwaukee Common Council Committee on Public Information (committee), a representative of Milwaukee mayor Henry W. Maier asked that the committee…