Gamroth v. Village of Jackson

In DNR v. City of Waukesha, 184 Wis. 2d 178, 191, 515 N.W.2d 888, 893 (1994), decided June 1, 1994, our supreme court resolved long-standing and conflicting interpretations of the notice of claim statute, § 893.80(1), Stats., by deciding that the statute applied to any action, be it tort, money damages or equity. On May 8, 1996, in State ex rel. Auchinleck v. Town of LaGrange, 200 Wis. 2d 585, 592-94, 547 N.W.2d 587, 590 (1996), the supreme court drew an exception to DNR and held that the notice of claim time limit was inapplicable to open records and open meetings actions because the…