Legal Opinion
Morris v. Juneau County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1998No. 96-2507PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Bablitch, J.
¶1. Juneau County (County) seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals which held that the County was not immune from suit for alleged negligence in repairing the shoulder of a highway. John T. Morris (Morris) was injured when another vehicle traveling towards him hit a rut on the shoulder of the road, lost control, and came back over the center line striking his vehicle. Because we conclude that the general immunity given counties under Wis. Stat. § 893.80(4) is not applicable when the conditions of Wis. Stat. § 81.15 are met, as they are here, and because we conclude that the…
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