Wilke v. City of Appleton

Ronald Wilke 1 appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint with prejudice. Wilke's complaint sought a declaratory judgment that Appleton Code § 12-32(c), governing nonsummary abatement, is unconstitutional, and that the City of Appleton violated Wilke's due process rights. On appeal, Wilke raises two issues: (1) whether the ordinance is constitutional; and (2) whether the trial court erred when it implicitly found that the City was acting within its authority when it conducted a nonsummary abatement procedure that resulted in the total destruction of Wilke's property. Because we conclude the…