Riedy v. Sperry

This appeal arises out of a trial court order which sustained a demurrer to the plaintiff’s complaint which alleged that she had been deprived of her constitutional rights by the actions of municipal officers acting under the color of state law.

The complaint, in effect, although not explicitly, alleges a cause of action secured by the Federal Civil Rights Act, particularly 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. At the time of the commencement of this action in October 1975, this court had not yet affirmed the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wisconsin to entertain civil rights actions based upon 42…