Stern v. Department of Revenue

The facts and legal issues of this case are strikingly similar to those in our recent decision in Skaar v. Department of Revenue (1973), 61 Wis. 2d 93, 211 N. W. 2d 642, certiorari denied, 94 Sup. Ct. 1611, 40 L. Ed. 2d 111. Although the writer of this opinion and Mr. Justice Robert W. Hansen dissented, the majority opinion is the law of the case, controls here, and compels a reversal of the judgment of the trial court.

The only significant differences between the two cases are that the present action involves an interior decorating business and Skaar involved a farming operation, and that…