GORTON v. HOSTAK, HENZL & BICHLER, S.C.

No. 96-2776.

217 Wis.2d 493 (1998)

577 N.W.2d 617

John L. GORTON, Thomas Hauch, Timothy Hauch and Michael Vander Leest, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross-Appellants, v. HOSTAK, HENZL & BICHLER, S.C., f/k/a Thompson & Coates, Ltd., and Robert H. Bichler, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants-cross respondents there were briefs by Robert H. Bichler, Kenneth F. Hostak, Thomas M. Devine, JoAnne Breese-Jaeck and Hostak, Henzl & Bichler, S.C., Racine and oral argument by Robert H. Bichler.

For the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants there were briefs by Jon P. Axelrod, Joseph A. Ranney and DeWitt Ross & Stevens, S.C., Madison and oral argument by Jon P. Axelrod.


¶ 1. ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

This case is before the court upon certification from the court of appeals. The circuit court1 concluded that a statutory award of reasonable attorney fees under Wis. Stat. § 100.18(11)(b)2 (1989-90) in the underlying action belongs to the plaintiffs and that each plaintiff is also entitled to $100 for attorney fees as a statutory item of costs. Additionally, the circuit court denied the plaintiffs...

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