Legal Opinion

Opinion No. Oag 6-88, (1988)

Wisconsin Attorney General Reports

Decided February 19, 1988PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRED A. RISSER, Chairperson Senate Organization Committee

On behalf of the Senate Organization Committee, you have asked whether Public Service Commission Chairman Charles Thompson's business interests violate section 15.06 (3)(a), Stats., which provides: "A commissioner may not hold any other office or position of profit or pursue any other business or vocation, but shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her office."

According to information provided by Commissioner Thompson, he has relinquished all offices in his family corporations and has been removed from all payroll…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hall v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Martin v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Pure Milk Products Cooperative v. National Farmers OrganizationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Green Bay Broadcasting Co. v. Redevelopment Authority of Green BayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Holmes v. OsbornArizona Supreme Court · 1941

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Opinion No. Oag 26-88, (1988), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1988
  2. Opinion No. Oag 31-89, (1989), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1989

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