CITY OF MADISON v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH

Appeal No. 2016AP727.

895 N.W.2d 844 (2017)

375 Wis.2d 203

2017 WI App 25

CITY OF MADISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Wisconsin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES and Kitty Rhoades, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: March 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Marci A. Paulsen , assistant city attorney, Madison. There was oral argument by Michael May , city attorney, Madison.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Jennifer L. Vandermeuse , assistant attorney general, and Brad D. Schimel , attorney general.

Before Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Blanchard, JJ.


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