Legal Opinion
Murray v. City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 28, 2002No. 01-0106PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VERGERONT, PJ.
¶ 1. In this action, Attorney Kenneth Murray seeks payment from the City of Milwaukee for legal services he provided to City of Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) officers in connection with citizen complaints filed against them. The trial court dismissed Murray's amended complaint, granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Milwaukee. We conclude the complaint does not state a claim for relief under Wis. Stat. § 895.35 (1999-2000) 1 because that statute does not provide a cause of action for the payment of attorney fees. We also conclude that Murray's complaint does not…
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