Legal Opinion
Voss v. City of Middleton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1991No. 89-1519PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
The dispositive issue in this case is whether the city of Madison (Madison) or Robert C. Voss (Voss) is an "abutting" owner of land in relation to a portion of a street proposed to be discontinued by the city of Middleton (Middleton) within the meaning of *743sec. 66.296(2) (c), Stats.1 If and only if so, then one or the other can veto the vacation.2
The circuit court for Dane county, Judge James C. Boll, determined that the dispositive issue was whether the plaintiffs were "abutting" landowners in relation to a street under sec. 66.296(2) (c), Stats. The trial court considered "abutting" to be…
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