Desotelle v. Continental Casualty Co.

Cassie Desotelle appeals a judgment dismissing an action in which she sought to enforce a federal damage award against Brown County and its insurer, Continental Casualty Company. Desotelle argues that the trial court erred by impaneling an advisory jury to determine whether Gordon Gille had been acting within the scope of his employment when he falsely imprisoned her. She asserts that the federal jury had previously determined this issue and that all facts were undisputed. Consequently, she contends that under sec. 895.46(1), Stats., the court’s reasoning in Bell v. City of Milwaukee, 536 F.…