Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 1-89, (1989)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided January 18, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK VOLPINTESTA Corporation Counsel Kenosha County
You have asked for my opinion as to the potential liability and other ramifications if campus police officers are deputized by a county sheriff to conduct law enforcement activities in a specifically defined area immediately proximate to a university campus.
You first ask whether it is permissible to enter into an indemnification agreement by which the University of Wisconsin System would hold harmless the county from any and all litigation which may arise due to the acts or omissions of such campus police officers when exercising the powers…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Swanigan v. State Farm InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Farrell v. SchubertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Andreski v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
- Opinion No. Oag 23-79, (1979), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1979