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Property — eminent domain — attorney fees

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 1, 2014//

Property — eminent domain — attorney fees

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 1, 2014//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Civil

Property — eminent domain — attorney fees

David Lewis appeals a judgment awarding him $46,200 in reasonable attorney fees in this condemnation action. Lewis asserts the actual cost of his representation was much higher, and the circuit court erred by applying the rebuttable presumption contained in Wis. Stat. § 814.045(2) that a reasonable fee is no greater than three times the amount of compensatory damages. He also asserts that § 814.045, which was enacted after this action was commenced, cannot be applied retroactively. We reject Lewis’s arguments and affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP2048 Lewis v. Village of Hobart

Dist III, Brown County, Hock, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Biersdorf, Dan; Keady, E. Kelly, Minneapolis; For Respondent: Kowalkowski, Frank, Green Bay

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