Legal Opinion
Hahner v. Board of Education Wisconsin Rapids, School District No. 1
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 28, 1979No. 77-871PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.
After the briefs had been filed in this case the court requested the parties to file briefs on the issue of mootness inasmuch as the school week with which the judgment was concerned had long since passed. The parties complied with this request and briefs dealing with the mootness issue were submitted prior to oral argument.
The general rule is that a court will not render a decision in a moot case because it would be advisory and a court acts only to determine actual existing controversies and not to announce abstract principles of law. In Wisconsin E. R. Board v. Allis-Chalmers W. Union 2…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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