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May 24, 2013

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Eminent Domain Case

Lamar Outdoor Advertising v. Country Side Restaurant, Inc. (In re Country Side Restaurant, Inc.), 2012 WI 46, 2012 WL 1557322 (May 4, 2012).

On Friday, May 4, 2012, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Lamar Outdoor Advertising v. Country Side Restaurant. von Briesen Attorneys Thomas S. Hornig and Kraig A. Byron represent Lamar Outdoor Advertising, the case has been ongoing for nearly three years.

The issues involved to what compensation sign owners are entitled when their permitted signs are taken for highway improvement or other public projects. The court concluded, in reversing the court of appeals (which had affirmed the trial court) in a seven – zero decision that sign companies are entitled not only to relocation benefits but to compensation for their lost interests in the leasehold, permit and location as well.

The victory for Lamar is of significant state-wide importance to the outdoor industry as well as to the industry nationally.

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Tom is a Shareholder in the Madison Office. He brings his experience to the fields of business, civil litigation, land use, outdoor advertising law, condemnation and estate planning. Tom speaks nationally on outdoor advertising legal issues and represents the Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Sign Association. He recently authored a section of a published sign symposium treatise on outdoor advertising. He has also written for the Wisconsin Lawyer magazine and has been listed as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer®.

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Kraig Byron is a Shareholder in the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group. Kraig offers many years of experience in the areas of complex business litigation, labor & employment litigation, outdoor advertising law, family law issues, and general civil litigation. Kraig has been a featured speaker at continuing professional education courses on Wisconsin property law and other related legal issues.

Kraig is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin (Family, Litigation and Labor Sections), and is active in several civic and social...

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