FLETCHER v. EAGLE RIVER HOSP.

No. 88-1111.

150 Wis.2d 145 (1989)

441 N.W.2d 297

Fred W. FLETCHER, M.D., Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For defendant-appellant-cross respondent there were briefs and oral argument by Nancy J. Krueger of Menn, Nelson, Sharratt, Teetaert & Beisenstein, Ltd., of Appleton.

For plaintiff-respondent-cross appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Michael J. Stingl of Eckert Law Office, of Rhinelander.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


MYSE, J.

Eagle River Memorial Hospital, Inc., appeals a judgment in favor of Dr. Fred Fletcher pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983. The hospital raises a number of issues, including whether the record contains any evidence to support a finding of state action, whether Dr. Fletcher had a property interest in his position on the hospital staff, and whether the trial court erred by awarding punitive damages against the hospital. Dr. Fletcher raises a damage issue in his...

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