Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 20-80, (1980)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided April 2, 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERIC W. FLEISHAUER, District Attorney Portage County
You ask what legal standards apply to determine rights-of-way boundaries of "non-dedicated" town roads. Specifically, you ask:
In the event a non-dedicated town road presently lies outside the boundaries of the right of way of such road as determined by customary survey procedures, and such road has been used and maintained in that location for more than the prescriptive period, is the prescriptive right obtained by the use and maintenance limited to the actual amount of land used for highway and shoulder purposes, or does it extend to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pugnier v. RamharterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
- Bartlett v. BeardmoreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
- City of Chippewa Falls v. HopkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Town of Randall v. RovelstadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Konkel v. Town of PellaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
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