Bablitch & Bablitch v. Lincoln County

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court for Lincoln county sustaining the demurrer of the defendant-respondent Lincoln county for failure of the plaintiffs to state a cause of action and dismissing the complaint. The plaintiffs and appellants are Robert J. Bassett and the law firm of Bablitch & Bablitch.

Robert J. Bassett, serving as sheriff of Lincoln county, was charged inter alia with criminal misconduct in office by making false entries in documents in violation of sec. 946.12(4), Stats. Lincoln county did not provide defense counsel for the sheriff, and he retained the law…