SHANDS v. CASTROVINCI

No. 82-730.

115 Wis.2d 352 (1983)

340 N.W.2d 506

Brenda SHANDS, Plaintiff-Respondent-Petitioner, v. Joseph CASTROVINCI, d/b/a Central City Housing, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent-petitioner the cause was submitted on the brief of James A. Gramling, Jr., Louis J. Mestre and Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee.

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of Joseph Castrovinci.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Mark E. Smith, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, for the Wisconsin Department of Justice.


WILLIAM G. CALLOW, J.

This is a review of an order of the court of appeals denying the petitioner's motion for reasonable attorney fees pursuant to sec. 100.20 (5), Stats. We reverse the order of the court of appeals.

The issues presented on this appeal are whether sec. 100.20 (5), Stats., requires an award of reasonable attorney fees for an appeal in an action for violation of Wis. Adm. Code sec. Ag 134.06; and, if such attorney fees are recoverable, whether...

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