Nowell v. City of Wausau
Annotate this CaseAfter a hearing, the City of Wausau decided not to renew Thomas and Suporn Nowell's Class B alcohol license. The circuit court affirmed the City's decision after reviewing the municipal decision under Wis. Stat. 125.12(2)(d). The court of appeals reversed, concluding that section 125.12(2)(d) required the circuit court to employ a de novo standard of review rather than the certiorari review employed by the circuit court in this case. The Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals, holding that certiorari is the correct standard of review for a court to apply when, pursuant to section 125.12(2)(d), it reviews a municipal decision not to renew an alcohol license.
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