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WISCONSIN FERTILIZER ASSO. v. KARNS

Nos. 123, 124.

52 Wis.2d 309 (1971)

190 N.W.2d 513

WISCONSIN FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION, INC., and another, Respondents, v. KARNS, Administrator, Division of Motor Vehicles, Appellant. AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. KARNS, Administrator, Division of Motor Vehicles, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant in Case No. 123 the cause was argued by E. Gordon Young, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and Richard E. Barrett, assistant attorney general.

For the appellant in Case No. 124 there were briefs by Quarles, Herriott, Clemons, Teschner & Noelke, attorneys, and Maxwell H. Herriott and Frank J. Daily of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Maxwell H. Herriott.

For the respondents in Case No. 123 there was a brief by Willink & Thompson of Madison, and oral argument by Dale R. Thompson.

For the respondent in Case No. 124 the cause was argued by E. Gordon Young, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

HEFFERNAN, J.

The statute involved, sec. 340.01 (24), provides:

"`Implement of husbandry' means a vehicle or piece of equipment or machinery designed for agricultural purposes, used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations and used principally off the highway."

When statutory language is clear and unambiguous, the judiciary is not permitted to construe a statute but must apply it by giving the language the meaning that is apparent from...

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