Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Peter Odgen Family Trust of 2008 v. Bd. of Review for the Town of Delafield
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 2019No. 2017AP000516PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
*680¶1 In 2016, the Board of Review for the Town of Delafield reclassified two lots of land owned by The Peter Ogden Family Trust of 2008 and The Therese A. Mahoney-Ogden Family Trust of 2008 from "agricultural land" to "residential." This reclassification resulted in a significant increase in property tax owed for the two lots. The Board believed that to qualify for the "agricultural land" classification, the land must be farmed for a business purpose.1
*681¶2 The Ogdens sought certiorari review, and the Circuit Court for Waukesha County, Kathryn W. Foster, Judge, sustained the Board's…
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