Hofflander v. St. Catherine's Hospital, Inc.

¶ 1. Lori Hofflander brought negligence and safe place claims against St. Catherine's Hospital, Inc. and its insurer, Sentry Insurance (St. Catherine's) for injuries she sustained when she fell from a third-floor window of a locked psychiatric unit. The other defendants in this case are Horizon Mental Health Management, Inc. and its insurer, Columbia Casualty Company (Horizon). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of St. Catherine's and Horizon, ruling that the "custody and control" rule enunciated in Jankee v. Clark County, 2000 WI 64, 235 Wis. 2d 700, 612 N.W.2d 297, did not…