Other Significant Decisions

Editor's Note: Space does not permit discussion of these other significant decisions.

• Libertarian Party v. State, 199 Wis. 2d 790, 546 N.W.2d 424 (1996) (legislation providing for the formation of a local baseball park district to build and maintain a professional baseball park facility and authorizing a sales and use tax that applies only in five counties is constitutional).
  
  
• Brandmiller v. Arreola, 199 Wis. 2d 528, 544 N.W.2d 894 (1996) (anti-cruising statutes are constitutional).
  
  
• Lomax v. Fiedler, 204 Wis. 2d 196, 554 N.W.2d 841 (Ct. App. 1996) (prisoner's communications with newspaper not protected by First Amendment).
  
  
• State v. Pultz, 206 Wis. 2d 111, 556 N.W.2d 708 (1996) (right to counsel in remedial contempt proceedings).
  
  
• Vogel v. Grant-Lafayette Elec. Coop., 201 Wis. 2d 416, 548 N.W.2d 829 (1996) (nuisance laws applicable to stray voltage claims).
  
  
• Huffman v. Altec Int'l Inc., 200 Wis. 2d 78, 546 N.W.2d 162 (Ct. App. 1996) (right to receive dividends depends upon who is shown as the registered owner of corporate securities on the corporation's books).
  
  
• First Nat'l Bank v. Wernhart, 204 Wis. 2d 361, 555 N.W.2d 819 (Ct. App. 1996) (bank breached duty as mortgagee to disburse funds on a construction loan without making inspections).
  
  
• Read v. Read, 205 Wis. 2d 551, 556 N.W.2d 768 (Ct. App. 1996) (requirements for representative shareholder in a derivative suit).
  
  
• Estate of Cavanaugh v. Andrade, 202 Wis. 2d 290, 550 N.W.2d 103 (1996) (scope of immunity for accidents caused during a high-speed chase).
  
  
• State v. Britt, 203 Wis. 2d 25, 553 N.W.2d 528 (Ct. App. 1996) (anonymous jury upheld).
  
  
• State v. Hampton, 201 Wis. 2d 662, 549 N.W.2d 756 (Ct. App. 1996) (problem of a sleeping juror).
  
  
• State v. Bidwell, 200 Wis. 2d 200, 546 N.W.2d 507 (Ct. App. 1996) (an automobile is a dangerous weapon for purposes of the dangerous weapon penalty enhancer, Wis. Stat. § 939.22(10)).
  
  
• State v. Ogden, 199 Wis. 2d 566, 544 N.W.2d 574 (1996) (trial court's general sentencing policy allowing a release on Huber privileges for work but not for child care was an abuse of discretion).
  
  
• State v. Richards, 201 Wis. 2d 845, 549 N.W.2d 218 (1996) (rule of announcement, the "no knock" rule does not apply to execution of search warrants in drug cases).

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