LEHNDORFF GENEVA, INC. v. WARREN

No. 761 (1974).

74 Wis.2d 369 (1976)

246 N.W.2d 815

LEHNDORFF GENEVA, INC., Appellant, v. WARREN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Robert A. Christensen and Foley & Lardner of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Christensen.

For the respondent the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by William F. Nelson and Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen of Madison, on behalf of State of Wisconsin Department of Business Development and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.


DAY, J.

The principal questions on this appeal are whether sec. 710.02, Wis. Stats.1 limiting non-resident alien ownership of land violates the equal protection clause of either the United States or Wisconsin constitutions or is contrary to a treaty between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter West Germany). We conclude that the answer to all three questions is no...

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