TOWN OF RIB MOUNTAIN v. MARATHON COUNTY

No. 2017AP2021.

926 N.W.2d 731 (2019)

2019 WI 50

TOWN OF RIB MOUNTAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARATHON COUNTY, Defendant-Respondent-Petitioner, Town of McMillan, Town of Mosinee, Town of Stettin, Town of Texas, Town of Wausau and Town of Weston, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: May 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-respondent-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Scott M. Corbett , corporation counsel. There was an oral argument by Scott M. Corbett.

For the plaintiff-appellant, there was a brief filed by Dean R. Dietrich, Esq. , Alyson D. Dieckman, Esq. , and Dietrich Vanderwaal S.C., Wausau. There was an oral argument by Dean R. Dietrich.

An amicus curiae brief was filed on behalf of Wisconsin Counties Association by Andrew T. Phillips , Bennett J. Conard , and Von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Milwaukee.


¶1 In 1957, the Wisconsin legislature conferred authority on counties to "establish a rural naming or numbering system in towns for the purpose of aiding in fire protection, emergency services, and civil defense." Wis. Stat. § 59.54(4) (2017-18).1 Marathon County decided to establish...

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