SHEELY v. DHSS

No. 87-2121.

150 Wis.2d 320 (1989)

442 N.W.2d 1

Linda SHEELY, Petitioner-Respondent-Petitioner, v. Wisconsin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-respondent-petitioner there were briefs by Thomas L. Rhorer and Western Wisconsin Legal Services, LaCrosse, and oral argument by Mr. Rhorer.

For the appellant the cause was argued by F. Thomas Creeron, III, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Donald P. Johns, assistant attorney general, and Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general.

Amicus curiae brief was filed by Jeffrey Spitzer-Resnick, Madison, for Center for Public Representation.

DAY, J.


This is a review of a decision by the court of appeals, Sheely v. DHSS, 145 Wis.2d 328, 426 N.W.2d 367 (Ct. App. 1988), which reversed a judgment1 for costs and fees against the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) by the Circuit Court for Juneau County, Honorable Wallace A. Brady, Judge. Linda Sheely (Sheely) petitioned the circuit court for...

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