Legal Opinion
Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 2015No. 2013AP001023PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.
¶ 1. Petitioner, Adam R. Mayhugh, seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals affirming an order of the circuit court that dismissed his tort action against the State and the Department of Corrections (DOC).1 The court of appeals agreed with the circuit court that recovery was barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
¶ 2. Mayhugh contends that sovereign immunity does not apply to the DOC. He maintains that by granting the DOC broad powers, the legislature established the DOC as an independent going concern. Based on his determination that the DOC is independent from…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Holytz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Lister v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- Peirick v. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Athletics DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- UWM Student Ass'n v. LovellDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2017
- Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of WisconsinWisconsin Supreme Court · 2015
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