BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. v. SUPERIOR

No. 88-1794.

153 Wis.2d 206 (1989)

450 N.W.2d 486

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CO., and Burlington Northern Dock Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For plaintiffs-appellants there were briefs submitted by Robert A. Schnur and Ellen M. Pokrass of Michael, Best & Friedrich, of Milwaukee.

For defendant-respondent there was a brief submitted by James F. Lorimer and Bonnie A. Wendorff of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, of Madison.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


CANE, P.J.

Burlington Northern Railroad Company and Burlington Northern Dock Corporation (collectively Burlington Northern) appeal an order awarding them post-judgment interest at a rate of five percent, rather than at the requested twelve percent. The City of Superior owes interest on taxes it collected from Burlington Northern and that were later found to be unconstitutional in Burlington Northern, Inc. v. City of Superior, 131 Wis.2d 564...

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