R.W. DOCKS & SLIPS v. DNR

No. 87-2079.

145 Wis.2d 854 (1988)

429 N.W.2d 86

R.W. DOCKS & SLIPS, Petitioner-Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general, and Robert A. Selk, assistant attorney general, of Madison.

For the petitioner-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Bruce A. Rasmussen and Bruce A. Rasmussen & Associates, Ltd. of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Before Dykman, Eich and Sundby, JJ.


EICH, J.

R.W. Docks & Slips, a marine developer, sought permission from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to dredge materials from the bed of Lake Superior under sec. 30.20, Stats., which authorizes the department to enter into contracts with private individuals for the removal of materials from lakebeds. After an investigation, but without a hearing, the department denied the permit and Docks sought judicial review. The trial court concluded that it could...

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