Estate of Hammersley v. Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance

¶ 1. On June 16, 2005, William Hammersley, Jr. (Hammersley), a twenty-nine-year-old schizophrenic, killed his mother, Judy Hammersley, and his nephew, Nicholas Hammersley. The day before, a police deputy had requested assistance from Dawn Pabich, a licensed Oconto County social worker, in determining whether further action was necessary to address Hammersley's erratic behavior. After speaking with Pabich, the deputy decided against initiating an emergency detention.

¶ 2. We are asked to decide whether licensed clinical social workers assisting law enforcement officers with emergency detention…