Legal Opinion
Transportation Cybernetics, Incorporated v. Forest Transit Commission, Forest County, Wisconsin, Town of Tipler, Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1992No. 90-2713PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Although centered around a disputed contract, this case involves subtle questions of jurisdiction, res judicata and the writ of mandamus. The basic facts can be summarized briefly, with necessary details fleshed out as our analysis requires.
Forest County and the towns of Tipler and Long Lake, all Wisconsin municipalities, together contracted in 1979 to create the Forest Transit Commission (FTC), a body whose purpose was to oversee the rehabilitation and maintenance of a short line rail service for the benefit of the citizens of those municipalities. FTC quickly employed…
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