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RIEDY v. SPERRY

No. 75-863.

83 Wis.2d 158 (1978)

265 N.W.2d 475

RIEDY, Appellant, v. SPERRY, and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Raymond E. Krek and Danforth, McKenna & Krek, S. C., and oral argument by Raymond E. Krek, of Jefferson.

For the respondents there was a brief by James C. Alexander and Wightman, Thurow & Sauthoff, and oral argument by Mr. Alexander, of Madison.

HEFFERNAN, J.

This appeal arises out of a trial court order which sustained a demurrer to the plaintiff's complaint which alleged that she had been deprived of her constitutional rights by the actions of municipal officers acting under the color of state law.

The complaint, in effect, although not explicitly, alleges a cause of action secured by the Federal Civil Rights Act, particularly 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. At the time of the commencement of this action in...

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