Legal Opinion
Forest County v. Goode
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1998No. 96-3592PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJanine P. Geske, J.
¶ 1. In this case we are asked to determine whether a circuit court retains equitable power to deny injunctive relief after a zoning ordinance violation has been proven. Forest County instituted enforcement proceedings under Wis. Stat. § 59.69(1) against Wesley S. Goode for noncompliance with a zoning ordinance. The County requested assessment of forfeitures and an injunctive order compelling Goode to relocate his house to comply with a 50-foot setback requirement of Forest County Zoning Ordinance § 5.03.10. The Circuit Court for Forest County, Robert A. Kennedy, Judge, denied the County's…
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