State v. Ryan

¶ 1. Basil E. Ryan, Jr. appeals a judgment granting the State summary judgment on a forfeiture action in which the State alleged that Ryan unlawfully placed and maintained a sunken barge on the bed of the Menomonee River, contrary to Wis. Stat. §§ 30.12 and 30.10 (2007-08).2 Ryan argues that summary judgment is unavailable in Wis. Stat. ch. 30 forfeiture actions and that the trial court therefore erred in granting summary judgment. Ryan also argues that the trial court erred in applying the doctrine of judicial estoppel to preclude him from arguing that he did not own or control the barge. We…