Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Wolf v. Town of Lisbon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1977No. 75-289PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnor T. Hansen, J.
Before discussing the merits of the appeal, we deem it appropriate to consider two procedural issues.
On this appeal, the respondents have not filed a brief. We could, therefore, reverse “as of course” pursuant to sec. 251.57, Stats. This court has been informed that the respondents are without funds to engage counsel to prepare and file a brief, although they expressed a desire to appear and orally argue their cause, or to respond by letter. Under these circumstances and because of the issues presented, we decline to exercise our discretionary power to reverse “as of course.” Gauer v. Gauer,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Sonneborn v. SylvesterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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- City of West Allis v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Morrissette v. DeZoniaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Milwaukee County v. BoosWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
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