CITY OF WHITEWATER v. VIVID INC.

No. 86-1666.

140 Wis.2d 612 (1987)

412 N.W.2d 519

CITY OF WHITEWATER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. VIVID INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of David C. Moore of Wesner, Fowler & Moore of Janesville.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Allen, Harrison, Williams & McDonell of Whitewater.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.


BROWN, P.J.

This appeal concerns an outdoor billboard owner's claim for compensation resulting from the landowner-municipality's decision not to renew the lease. The argument is that pursuant to sec. 84.30(6), Stats., which is part of Wisconsin's derivative of the Federal Highway Beautification Act, a governmental entity must pay just compensation any time, and by whatever means, it causes an advertising structure to be removed. We hold, however, that because the...

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