Legal Opinion

Kitten v. State Department of Workforce Development

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 8, 2001No. 00-3562PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.

¶ 1. Donald R. Kitten appeals from a circuit court order affirming a hearing examiner's decision that he unlawfully discriminated against Spencer S. Cenname contrary to Wis. Stat. § 106.04 (1997-98), 1 the Wisconsin Open Housing Act (WOHA). The hearing examiner 2 found, and the circuit court agreed, that Kitten had sought to exact from Cenname a different or more stringent price, terms or conditions for the rental of a housing unit because of a disability within the meaning of the WOHA. We agree. Therefore, we affirm.

Relevant Law

¶ 2. Wisconsin's Open Housing Act provides in relevant part:

It…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. ArlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. West Bend Education Ass'n v. Wisconsin Employment Relations CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Jicha v. State Department of Industry, Labor & Human Rights DivisionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Robertson Transportation Co. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Muskego-Norway Consolidated Schools Joint School District No. 9 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kitten v. State Department of Workforce DevelopmentWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Jamerson v. Department of Children & FamiliesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Brown v. State Dep't of Children & FamiliesCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2012
  4. Jamerson v. Department of Children & FamiliesCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2012
  5. Blake v. Racine County Human Services DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2013

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