STATE EX REL. MICHALEK v. LEGRAND

No. 76-123.

77 Wis.2d 520 (1977)

253 N.W.2d 505

STATE EX REL. MICHALEK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. LEGRAND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by George R. Edgar and Louis J. Mestre of Milwaukee Legal Services, Inc., and oral argument by George R. Edgar.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Charles R. Theis, assistant city attorney, with whom on the brief was James B. Brennan, city attorney.


ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

Challenged here is the constitutionality of the rent withholding ordinance of the city of Milwaukee, enacted to compel compliance with the city's building and and zoning code.

Our discussion begins with reviewing the reach and impact of the municipal home rule amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, providing:

"Cities and villages organized pursuant to state law are hereby empowered...

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