Legal Opinion
Scott N. Waller v. American Transmission Company, LLC
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 2013No. 2012AP000840PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid T. Prosser, J.
¶ 1. This case is before the court on a petition for bypass of the court of appeals pursuant to Wis. Stat. (Rule) § 809.60 (2011-12).1 We are asked to interpret the condemnation procedures in Wis. Stat. § 32.06 and determine the rights of property owners who claim that a taking of property has left them with an "uneconomic remnant."
¶ 2. American Transmission Company, LLC (ATC) condemned a pair of easements on the residential property of Scott and Lynnea Waller (the Wallers) to facilitate the construction and placement of high-voltage transmission lines. The Wallers claimed that the easements…
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