Aesthetic & Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation

¶ 1. This case involves relocation expenses sought by a business whose property was taken by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Department appeals the declaratory judgment entered in favor of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center, LLC, declaring that Aesthetic was entitled to a two-move relocation plan. The Department claims that the circuit court should have dismissed Aesthetic's complaint because Aesthetic's declaratory-judgment action is barred by the State's sovereign immunity. We agree and therefore reverse.

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¶ 2. Wisconsin Stat. § 32.20 is the dispositive statute and…