Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Appellate Opinions Released February 21, 2007

The Wisconsin Supreme Court released a clarification to its opinion in Metropolitan Ventures, LLC v. GEA Associates today, in which the Court stated that an Assignment Agreement does not create an escrow by implication. Escrow agreements carry with them the "fiduciary" standard of care, rather than the normal "good faith dealings" standard.


The Wisconsin Court of Appeals released these opinions today, recommending publication of the following:

Rogers v. Rogers (grandparental visitation rights).


Tallmadge v. Boyle (affirmance of Circuit Court dismissal of malpractice claim).


Held v. Ackerville Snow Club (recreational immunity statute barred snowmobilers' tort claims).


State v. Hines (error to deny opportunity to allocute prior to imposing a reconfinement sentence).


State v. Feldmann (commitment as a sexually violent person under Wis. Stat. ch. 980).


State v. Stokes (commitment as a sexually violent person under Wis. Stat. ch. 980).