Legal Opinion
Barbara Ann Collignon and Marc Collignon, of the Estate of Jonathan Collignon v. Milwaukee County, Grace Downing, Joseph Lofy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 1999No. 98-1711PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Jonathan Collignon, like many people with a mental illness, was able to lead a productive life while on his prescribed medication. But when he stopped taking his medication his schizophrenia returned. He was arrested for damaging property and placed in the Milwaukee County Jail. After 17 days, he was released on bail to his parents. Shortly thereafter he was temporarily detained by the Shorewood (Wisconsin) Police Department, who also released him to his parents. The next day he committed suicide. Jonathan’s estate and his parents sued Milwaukee County and one of its…
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