Hoyme v. Brakken

Oral Argument: March 10, 2004 Not Participating: SYKES, J., did not participate. ¶1. The court is equally divided on the question of whether the decision of the court of appeals, Hoyme v. Brakken, No. 02-1790, unpublished slip op. (Wis. Ct. App. July 22, 2003), should be affirmed or reversed. Justice JON P. WILCOX, Justice N. PATRICK CROOKS, and Justice DAVID T. PROSSER would affirm; Chief Justice SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, Justice ANN WALSH BRADLEY, and Justice PATIENCE D. ROGGENSACK would reverse. Justice DIANE S. SYKES did not participate.