Statutory Interpretation

By: Derek Hawkins//October 18, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Dodge County v. Ronald C. Seeber, et al.

Case No.: 2017AP360

Officials: Sherman, Kloppenburg and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Statutory Interpretation

Dodge County brought an enforcement action alleging that Ronald Seeber violated the Dodge County Land Use Code by having a salvage yard on his property. The circuit court denied Seeber’s motion to dismiss the action and, after a trial, found him to be in violation of the Code. Seeber argues that the charged sections of the Code are unconstitutionally vague and the County’s definition of “salvage yard” is unconstitutionally overbroad. We reject both arguments and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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