Legal Opinion
Trinity Petroleum, Inc. v. Scott Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 20, 2006No. 2005AP2837PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNettesheim, J.
¶ 1. Wisconsin Stat. §§ 802.05 and 814.025 (2003-04),1 addressing frivolous claims, were repealed and § 802.05 was recreated effective July 1, 2005.2 This appeal requires that we address the impact of the new § 802.05 on litigation begun while the former statutes still were in effect.
¶ 2. After summary judgment was granted in its favor, Scott Oil Company moved for frivolousness sanctions against Trinity Petroleum, Inc., pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 802.05 and 814.025. The circuit court denied the motion because those statutes had been repealed by the time the motion for sanctions was filed and…
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