HAUSMAN v. ST. CROIX CARE CENTER, INC.

No. 96-0866.

207 Wis.2d 400 (1996)

558 N.W.2d 893

Jane HAUSMAN and Karen Wright, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. CROIX CARE CENTER, INC., Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Peter M. Reinhardt and Carol N. Skinner of Bakke Norman, S.C., Menomonie and New Richmond.

For the defendant-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of John M. Loomis and Katherine L. Williams of Beck, Chaet, Loomis, Molony & Bamberger, S.C., Milwaukee.

Amicus Curiae brief was filled by Betsy J. Abramson of Madison, for Elder Law Center of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, and William P. Donaldson of Madison, for Board on Aging and Long-Term Care.

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


MYSE, J.

Jane Hausman and Karen Wright appeal the trial court's order granting St. Croix Care Center, Inc.'s, motion to dismiss the complaint for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Hausman and Wright contend that § 50.07(1)(e), STATS., creates a private cause of action for retaliatory discharge against one who discloses abuse or neglect of elderly nursing home residents. Hausman and Wright further...

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