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

*551DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals.1 We are asked to address multiple issues related to injuries sustained by Lori Hofflander (Hofflander) during her December 1996 stay in the Behavioral Services Unit of St. Catherine's Hospital in Kenosha.

¶ 2. Hofflander was involuntarily committed to the hospital as a suicide precaution. Two days later, she attempted to escape through a third-floor window in another patient's room, after ripping a loose air conditioner out of its window mounting. As Hofflander climbed out of the window, she lost her…