PETROS v. CITY OF WATERTOWN

No. 88-1394.

152 Wis.2d 692 (1989)

449 N.W.2d 72

Nicholas E. PETROS and Angela Petros, Plaintiffs-Respondents-Cross Appellants, v. CITY OF WATERTOWN, Wisconsin, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-cross respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of Dierker, Bender & Levi, S.C., by Thomas J. Levi, assistant city attorney, of Watertown.

For the plaintiffs-respondents-cross appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Whyte & Hirschboeck S.C., by Richard C. Ninneman and Robert J. Berdan, of Milwaukee.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Sundby, J.


GARTZKE, P.J.

The city of Watertown condemned land owned by Nicholas and Angela Petros (owners). The owners did not accept the city's jurisdictional offer of $140,000, and a jury determined that the property taken was worth $232,979. The trial court awarded the owners $94,463.50 for attorney's fees, $4,692.08 for legal disbursements, and $5,592.22 for out-of-pocket expenses. The city appeals from the order awarding those...

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