Court Opinion

ID: 9884071
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 02:34:46.221271+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:35.183167
License: Public Domain

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J.
¶ 44. {concurring). The majority opinion applies Wis. Stat. § 81.38 (2001-02) according to its literal text, a well-accepted approach to statutory interpretation. The Town of Madison did not literally "voteQ to construct... [a] bridge on a highway maintainable by the [T]own." The Town of Madison instead voted to construct a bridge near a highway maintainable by the Town and then to connect the bridge to the highway. The Town of Madison therefore loses; it did not comply with the text of the statute.
¶ 45. I suggest that the chief of the legislative reference bureau consider reporting this decision and Wis. Stat. § 82.08(1) (2005-06) to the law revision committee. See Wis. Stat. §§ 13.83(1); 13.92(2)(j).
¶ 46. I join in the court's mandate but write separately for the reasons set forth.