Opinion
No. 2010AP1185.
2013-09-12
LANDS' END, INC., Plaintiff–Appellant, v. CITY OF DODGEVILLE, Defendant–Respondent.
Town of Delafield v. Winkelman, 2004 WI 17, ¶ 34 n. 6, 269 Wis.2d 109, 675 N.W.2d 470; Michelle T. v. Crozier, 173 Wis.2d 681, 688–89, 495 N.W.2d 327 (1993). Id. (emphasis added). It is plain from the above passage that the court did not purport to establish new law or change the legal landscape regarding the valuation of property. Rather, the court stated a general principle of law for the purpose of explaining how the supreme court determined what the threshold issue was in that case. See id. Accordingly, because we reject the City's argument on the only fundamental fairness factor that the City addresses, we conclude that none of the fairness factors prevent us from concluding that Judge Leineweber's essential finding in the prior action has a preclusive effect.