County of Winnebago v. Hartman

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, County of Winnebago, from the trial court’s refusal to issue an injunction against the defendants, Garmer Hartman and Grace E. Hartman, his wife and Clarence R. Walter and Mary A. Walter, his wife.

There is no dispute as to the facts. The difficulty arises from an interpretation of the facts, or more concisely, when does a mobile trailer cease to be a trailer and become a one-family dwelling?

The proofs disclose that the Hartmans owned approximately two acres of land, zoned agricultural, within the County of Winnebago. Under this type of zoning, one-family…