Thompson v. Kenosha County

The threshold issue here is whether plaintiffs have standing under sec. 269.56, Stats., to challenge the constitutionality of sec. 70.99. They do.

Since the suit seeks a declaratory judgment, the standing question must be answered based on the criteria contained in sec. 269.56, Stats., the Declaratory Judgments Act. Sec. 269.56 provides in part:

“(1) Scope. Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. . . .

“(2) Power to construe, etc. Any person . . . whose…