Opinion ID: 4541050
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Text: ¶9 We review a summary judgment decision de novo, applying the same methodology as the circuit court but benefitting from the analyses of both courts below. Eichenseer v. Madison-Dane Cty. Tavern League, Inc., 2008 WI 38, ¶30, 308 Wis. 2d 684, 748 N.W.2d 154. Summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Wis. Stat. § 802.08(2). The parties agree on the material facts, but dispute questions of statutory interpretation and application. These are issues of law we review independently. Heritage Farms, Inc. v. Markel Ins. Co., 2012 WI 26, ¶24, 339 Wis. 2d 125, 810 N.W.2d 465.