The Brief
- A Milwaukee County Circuit Court dismissed a municipal trespassing citation given to a man who walked the Lake Michigan shoreline.
- Paul Florsheim was fined $313 in January after he walked past “no trespassing” signs that marked private property.
- The court found Florsheim’s walk was protected by the state’s public trust doctrine.
SHOREWOOD, Wis. – A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge dismissed a municipal trespassing citation given to a man for walking on the Lake Michigan shoreline north of Shorewood’s Atwater Beach.
Court dismisses citation
What we know:
Paul Florsheim was fined $313 in January after he walked along the Lake Michigan shoreline – past “no trespassing” signs that marked private property.
The court ruled on Thursday, Sept. 3, that Florsheim was protected by the public trust doctrine. …