Hocking v. City of Dodgeville

¶ 1. This case comes before us on review of a published decision of the court of appeals 1 affirming the circuit court's order of summary judgment in favor of the City of Dodgeville in a lawsuit against it by Glen and Louann Hocking ("Hockings") for damage to their property. The Hockings claimed that the City was negligent in the design, plotting, approval, and development of a subdivision adjacent to their property and that negligence caused significant water damage to their property. The City asserted that the suit was barred under Wis. Stat. § 893.89 (2007-08), 2 which imposes a ten-year…