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SALERNO v. CITY OF RACINE

No. 310.

62 Wis.2d 243 (1974)

214 N.W.2d 446

SALERNO, Appellant, v. CITY OF RACINE and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 5, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was submitted for the appellant on the briefs of Kolbe, Sharp & Arena, attorneys, and Duane L. Arena of counsel, all of Racine, and for the respondent on the brief of Jack Harvey, city attorney, and Edward A. Krenzke, deputy city attorney.

Submitted under Sec. (Rule) 251.54 January 4, 1974.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The plaintiff sees two roads open to the destination of municipal liability for the use of excessive force in making an arrest by a city police officer. Both are blocked by the same statute.1

Intentional tort. No challenge is raised on appeal to the trial court's sustaining the city's demurrer to the plaintiff's first cause of action based on...

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