A state Supreme Court ruling could lead attorneys away from 'dark store' reasoning in pending Sheboygan lawsuits
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY – Several Walmart lawsuits are pending against Sheboygan County municipalities, but a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling earlier this ...
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY – Several Walmart lawsuits are pending against Sheboygan County municipalities, but a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling earlier this year could change how they're handled and if more will follow. The company has filed several property assessment disputes against the city of Sheboygan, town of Sheboygan and city of Plymouth since 2017, many of which have been consolidated or are still open. A few have been settled. Several large retailers, including Walmart, have used the 'dark store' theory — which argues big box stores' property assessments should be treated as similar but vacant properties — to lower property appraisals and taxes in municipalities across Wisconsin.