Legal Opinion
(1972)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided March 8, 1972PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE
By Senate Resolution 43, 1971, you have asked for my opinion on the interpretation of the words, "in the public interest" as used in 1971 Assembly Bill 859. In 1919, when the Wisconsin Legislature authorized the city of Kenosha to reclaim some submerged land at its Lake Michigan shoreline, the legislation restricted the use of the lands to: "For public park purposes." Assembly Bill 859 would delete that restriction so that the lands can be used for any purpose as long as that purpose is now "in the public interest."
Section 990.01 (1), Stats., indicates that "all words…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Muench v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
- Attorney General v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- People Ex Rel. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission v. Town of EmeryvilleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- City of Beloit v. Town of BeloitWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Priewe v. Wisconsin State Land & Improvement Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
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