Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Percy
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 31, 1978No. 77-615PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P. J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court for Dane County which dismissed appellant’s complaint. We affirm.
The primary issue is whether a prison inmate who entered a Mutual Agreement Program (MAP) contract with the Department of Health and Social Services may bring an action for a declaratory judgment and money damages for breach of the contract.
Plaintiff was an inmate in the Wisconsin State Reformatory in Green Bay in November, 1976 when he entered the contract.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. GouletteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- LOCAL 248 UAW v. NatzkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Brewster v. ArnoldWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853
- State Ex Rel. Hauser v. CarballoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Tyler v. State Department of Public WelfareWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Meeks v. GagnonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
- Coleman v. PercyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Thomas D. Nowell v. City of WausauWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
- State Ex Rel. Irby v. IsraelCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
- Merkel v. Village of GermantownCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
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