Morris v. State Department of Transportation

¶ 1. Robert Morris appeals an order dismissing his claim challenging the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's condemnation of a portion of his land for highway purposes. Morris claims the department lacked jurisdiction to acquire the land because the department served the jurisdictional offer and award of damages on his counsel rather than on him personally. We conclude that the instructions of Morris's counsel constitute a "special circumstance" under which the department was permitted to serve the documents on Morris by sending them by certified mail to his attorney. Accordingly, we…