BURNS v. CITY OF MADISON

No. 76-663.

92 Wis.2d 232 (1979)

284 N.W.2d 631

BURNS, and others, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF MADISON, and another, Defendants-Respondents: GENERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., and another, Intervening Defendants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants the cause was submitted on the brief of Law Offices of Howard Goldberg, S.C., of Madison.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Henry A. Gempeler, city attorney, and James M. Voss, assistant city attorney.

For the intervening defendants the cause was submitted on the brief of William F. Mundt, Fred Gants and Murphy, Stolper, Brewster & Desmond, S.C. all of Madison.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The principal issue in this case arises out of the fact that the exterior boundary of the plat of Heritage Downs Subdivision included a replat of "Outlot A" of the Third Addition to Midvale Heights. "Outlot A" is a strip of land 18 inches wide and 430 feet in length.

It appears that the Madison city ordinances do not require a public hearing prior to the approval of a subdivision plat, while...

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