C.L. v. OLSON

No. 85-1807.

140 Wis.2d 224 (1987)

409 N.W.2d 156

C.L., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald L. OLSON and Donald Hohlstein, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert Anker Christensen and Christensen & Kenney of Madison.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Daniel S. Farwell, assistant attorney general.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Eich and Sundby, JJ.


GARTZKE, P.J.

C.L. appeals from an order granting summary judgment dismissing her complaint against Donald Hohlstein, a state parole agent. The complaint alleges that the parole agent negligently permitted a parolee under his supervision, Donald Olson, to operate an automobile. The dispositive issue is whether governmental immunity protects the agent from liability. We hold that when permitting the parolee to drive, the...

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