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Waushara County v. Graf

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 2, 1990No. 89-1281PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSundby, J.

In this appeal, we decide that real estate held in trust for the benefit of an unincorporated church may be exempt from general property taxation under sec. 70.11(4), Stats. We therefore reverse the judgment foreclosing tax liens against the real estate held in trust for the benefit of the Basic Bible Church of *541America/Order of Almighty God, Chapter 11000 ("Basic Bible Church") and vesting title to such property in Waushara county.

Section 75.521, Stats., permits the county to enforce the collection of tax liens and take title to tax-delinquent lands. The trustee of the Basic Bible Church…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Reiman Associates, Inc. v. R/A Advertising, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1981
  2. Church of Scientology of California v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. State v. KenyonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Engineers & Scientists of Milwaukee, Inc. v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Fadness v. BraunborgWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Waushara County v. GrafWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Life Science Church v. Shawano CountyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1998
  4. Tempelis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Waushara County v. GrafCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990

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