Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Milwaukee County
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 15, 1985No. 84-1576PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWedemeyer, P.J.
Betty Gordon, acting as personal representative for the estate of Thomas Gordon III, her son, appeals from a summary judgment which dismissed her claim against Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee County Medical Complex, and the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex (collectively, the county). Gordon alleged that the county, through its employees, was negligent in its diagnosis and treatment of Thomas’s mental condition and that it was negligent in releasing Thomas when it knew or should have known he was suicidal. The trial court held that the county’s actions were protected by governmental…
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