DOOR COUNTY v. HAYES-BROOK

No. 88-1689.

153 Wis.2d 1 (1990)

449 N.W.2d 601

IN the MATTER OF an ORDER TO PAY ATTORNEYS FEES IN STATE of Wisconsin v. James D. NEWMAN: COUNTY OF DOOR, a body corporate, and Door County Board of Supervisors, Appellants, v. Penelope HAYES-BROOK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs (in court of appeals) by Dennis D. Costello, and oral argument by Dennis D. Costello, corporation counsel.

For the respondent there was a brief (in court of appeals) by Stephen P. Hurley, and Hurley, Burish & Milliken, S.C., Madison, and oral argument by Stephen P. Hurley.


CALLOW, WILLIAM G., J.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Door County, Judge Dennis C. Luebke. The order commands the Door County Board of Supervisors to pay attorney fees and expenses to Attorney Hayes-Brook for her representation of James D. Newman. The order also holds the Door County Board of Supervisors and its members (hereinafter referred to collectively as the County Board) in contempt of court...

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