Court Opinion

ID: 9728358
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:06:10.505079+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:48.152056
License: Public Domain

*484aSHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, J.
(dissenting on motion for reconsideration). The defendant-appellant Wis-kia moved for reconsideration on the grounds that this court decided the case on an issue which this court raised sua sponte, without giving the parties an opportunity to address the issue, and that the court’s opinion did not consider relevant statutory provisions. The issue whether the trial court has authority to tax costs pursuant to sec. 814.025, Stats., was not raised in the trial court or the court of appeals and was not briefed by either party in this court. This is not a case where the court based its decision on its independent research of an issue raised by the parties; the court based its decision on an issue which was never raised. My review of this case in light of the motion to reconsider leads me to conclude that the court might not have given full consideration to all relevant statutes and might benefit *484bfrom briefs on the issue. I would grant the motion for reconsideration and give the parties an opportunity to submit briefs.