Legal Opinion

Wisconsin Veterans Home v. Division of Nursing Home Forfeiture Appeals

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 25, 1981No. 80-1752PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.

The State of Wisconsin seeks judicial review of a forfeiture which it imposed on itself for having an insufficient number of activities therapists at its veterans home at King. To litigate this matter against itself, the state hired a private law firm to defend the imposition of the forfeiture and required the attorney general to oppose it. We hold that the statute under which the forfeiture was imposed does not apply to the state, and therefore reverse the circuit court’s order affirming its imposition.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) operates the Wisconsin Veterans Home (home). Sec.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, & Apprentices of Local 298 v. County of DoorSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Necedah Manufacturing Corp. v. Juneau CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Montgomery v. Bremer County Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. State Ex Rel. Department of Public Instruction v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State Ex Rel. City of West Allis v. DieringerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State Department of Natural Resources v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. SzarkowitzCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
  3. Barth v. Monroe Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1982
  4. Town of Janesville v. Rock CountyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
  5. In Interest of R.H.L. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990

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