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GREEN COUNTY v. CITY OF MONROE

3 Wis.2d 196 (1958)

GREEN COUNTY, Respondent, vs. CITY OF MONROE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 4, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Cunningham & Buell of Janesville, and Arthur C. Benkert, city attorney, and oral argument by Mr. Robert J. Cunningham and Mr. Benkert.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Franz W. Brand, district attorney, and Howard H. Moss, special assistant district attorney.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Robert D. Sundby of Madison, legal counsel for the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

BROADFOOT, J.

The sole issue in the case is whether the plaintiff county is subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of the zoning ordinance of the defendant city in the location and construction of a county jail. There is little direct authority on the question presented. The reason therefor is apparent. Undoubtedly there have been many disputes between cities and counties as to the location of county courthouses and jails. They must have been settled in...

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