Franklin resident sues city, MMSD over sewer tax
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has $1,160 of Ronald Fratrick’s money, and he says he wants it back.
Franklin residents mull lawsuit against sewerage district
A Franklin resident is trying to recruit as many of his neighbors as possible to sue the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District over a sewer tax.
Barge fight still afloat after Supreme Court ruling (UPDATE)
An eight-year fight between the state and a former Milwaukee storage yard owner over a sunken barge is going back to the courthouse where it all began.
High court agrees to take on barge case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Milwaukee property owner assessed the costs of removing a sunken barge from the Menomonee River. At issue is the doctrine of “judicial estoppel,” which provides that a party who successfully argues one position in court cannot then argue the opposite in a second […]
Court confirms owner must pay to have sunken barge removed
Saying the owner of a sunken barge in Milwaukee was a “textbook example of a litigant playing fast and loose with the judicial system,” an appellate court judge Tuesday upheld more than $37,000 in environmental penalties. The case stems from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s seizure of a riverfront property at 260 N. 12th St. […]
Former landowner faces deadline to remove sunken barge
The former owner of a storage yard in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley whose property was seized through eminent domain faces a Dec. 1 deadline to remove a barge that sank in the river next to his former property.
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