JOHNSON v. COUNTY OF CRAWFORD

No. 95-0144-FT.

195 Wis.2d 374 (1995)

536 N.W.2d 167

Ruth JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF CRAWFORD, a municipal corporation, and Continental Casualty Company, a foreign corporation, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of James W. McCann of Eisenberg, Weigel, Carlson, Blau, Reitz & Clemens, S.C. of Milwaukee.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert D. Johns, Jr. of Johns & Flaherty, S.C. of La Crosse.

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


VERGERONT, J.

Ruth Johnson appeals from a judgment dismissing her personal injury action against Crawford County and its insurer, Continental Casualty Company.1 The trial court dismissed the action on the ground that it was not filed within three years of the accrual of the cause of action as required by § 893.54, STATS. The trial court concluded that the filing of a prior action that was voluntarily dismissed did not toll the statute...

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