Legal Opinion
Cole v. Hubanks
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2004No. 02-1416PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPatience D. Roggensack, J.
¶ 1. Police Officer Julia Cole appeals a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judgment that granted Aubrey and Yvonne Hu-banks and their insurer, American Family Mutual Insurance Company, summary judgment, dismissing her personal injury claims against the Hubanks. This case is before us on certification of the following question:
Whether Wisconsin's "firefighters rule,"1 that is based on public policy limitations on liability, should be extended to police officers to bar an officer from suing dog owners for injuries the officer received while capturing the dog.
¶ 2. We conclude that public policy…
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