Monday, July 23, 2007

Appellate Opinions Released July 17, 2007

The Wisconsin Supreme Court released these opinions:

City of Milwaukee v. Washington (statute authorizes court to confine to jail a person with noninfectious tuberculosis, but who is at a high risk of developing infectious tuberculosis, when she fails to comply with a treatment regimen).

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center v. City of Wauwatosa (land leased by Milwaukee Regional Medical Center from Milwaukee County for a day care facility is not tax-exempt because the MRMC, not the County, is the beneficial owner).

Frisch v. Henrichs (remedial contempt power).

Castenada v. Welch (Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission rule governing filing of complaints against members of those departments was ultra vires).

Stoughton Trailers, Inc. v. LIRC (company failed to abide by its own policy in terminating an employee suffering from recurring migraines, thereby justifying LIRC conclusion that employee was terminated for his disability).

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

Hipp v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County (persons filing John Doe proceedings may compel witnesses to appear on their behalf).

State v. Wood (interplay between motion for sentence modification and motion to vacate sentence and re-sentence).