Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Dane County
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 27, 1987No. 85-1340PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSundby, J.
Thomas Petersen appeals from a judgment declaring that: (1) the Town of Christiana did not act capriciously, unreasonably or arbitrarily in disapproving his petition for rezoning under the Dane County zoning ordinance; (2) he is not entitled to damages through inverse condemnation; and (3) he is not entitled to the relief he seeks. The principal issues on appeal are the constitutionality of the A-l Agriculture (Exclusive) classification as applied to Petersen’s land, whether his land was "taken” by the zoning restriction so as to entitle him to just compensation, and whether the town board…
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