HILLMAN v. COLUMBIA COUNTY

No. 90-0469.

164 Wis.2d 376 (1991)

474 N.W.2d 913

Roger M. HILLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Columbia Sheriff's Department, James Smith, individually and as sheriff of Columbia County, Robert Zanow, Arthur Anacker, Vern Gove, and Gregg Zimmerman, individually, and in their official capacities as deputies of the Columbia County Sheriffs Department, and unknown named persons employed by Columbia County in their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Charles H. Barr of Charles H. Barr, S.C., of Milwaukee and oral argument by Charles H. Barr.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Virginia L. Newcomb and David J. Pliner of Bell, Metzner, Gierhart & Moore, S.C. of Madison and oral argument by Virginia L. Newcomb and David J. Pliner.

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


DYKMAN, J.

Roger Hillman, a former inmate of the Columbia County Jail, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his complaint against Columbia County and county jail employees (defendants). Hillman alleged that the individual defendants disclosed to jail employees and inmates the fact the Hillman had tested HIV positive.1 We conclude that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment dismissing the following claims: (1) public disclosure...

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