Court Opinion

ID: 9698960
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 20:05:24.61044+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:44.940520
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Hallows, C. J.
(dissenting). I would send the case back to the trial court for a determination of the question of whether the legislative declaration on emergency was without rational basis. The trial judge stated erroneously he could not consider that question and the majority opinion states it appears in fact he did. As I understood *617oral argument, the appellant admits he cannot show facts dehors the record but rather claims the record is sufficient for his arguments on lack of a basis for declaring an emergency. Lastly, the majority opinion forecloses the trial judge from his right of asserting his judicial knowledge of facts, if he has such knowledge, which preclude the possibility that the common council judgment should be presumed to be supported by facts known to the council. I think we have taken too short of a short cut.