City of Milwaukee v. Greenberg

HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

This is a review of a published court of appeals decision1 affirming a summary judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county, William J. Haese, circuit judge, which found Martin J. Greenberg personally liable to the City of Milwaukee for costs incurred in razing property which Greenberg had sold to Lawrence Eaton under a land contract. We reverse and remand.

The single issue before this court is whether the vendor of real property under a land contract continues to "own" the property so as to be personally liable for the cost of razing that property pursuant to…