FISCHER v. DOYLESTOWN FIRE DEPT.

No. 95-0796.

199 Wis.2d 83 (1995)

543 N.W.2d 575

LaVern FISCHER and Mary Fischer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DOYLESTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, Village of Doylestown and General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Steven J. Schooler of Lawton & Cates, S.C. of Madison.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Rick J. Mundt and Kim I. Moermond of Winner, Wixson & Pernitz of Madison.

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


VERGERONT, J.

LaVern and Mary Fischer appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their personal injury claim against the Doylestown Fire Department, the Village of Doylestown and General Casualty Company of Wisconsin. The trial court concluded that the fire department and the village were immune from liability under Wisconsin's recreational use statute, § 895.52, STATS., because the Fischers were engaged in a recreational activity and because both the fire department...

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