Legal Opinion
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. City of Appleton
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 29, 2017No. 2016AP1227PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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HRUZ, J.
Auto-Owners Insurance Company appeals an order denying its motion for an injunction prohibiting the razing of Lowell and Carol McLartys1 home following a garage fire. While unclear, it appears Auto-Owners argues the raze order in this case was invalid because the relevant provisions of the raze order statute, Wis. Stat. § 66.0413 (2015-16),1 do not authorize a building damaged as a result of a sudden fire to be razed. Auto-Owners also argues the raze order was unreasonable because the home could be repaired at a reasonable cost, the raze order was issued as a result of the…
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