DOE v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE

Nos. 94-0423, 94-0695, 94-2124, 94-2128, 94-2141, 94-2384, 94-2852.

211 Wis.2d 312 (1997)

565 N.W.2d 94

John BBB DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, St. Mary's Congregation, and Father Jerome Lanser, Defendants-Respondents, ALIAS INSURANCE COMPANY No. 1, and Alias Insurance Company No. 2, Defendants. John MMM DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALIAS INSURANCE COMPANY No. 1, Alias Insurance Company No. 2, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, St. Boniface Congregation, and Father Michael Neuberger, Defendants-Respondents. T.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, Reverend S. Joseph Collova, and St. James Catholic Church, Defendants-Respondents. J.J., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, Father Michael Neuberger, and St. Boniface Congregation, Defendants-Respondents. A.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, Reverend William J. Effinger, and St. Francis Desales Catholic Church, Defendants-Respondents. Susan SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, Reverend William J. Effinger, and St. Mary's Catholic Church, Defendants-Respondents. John BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE, St. Francis Desales Catholic Church, and Reverend William J. Effinger, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For John BBB Doe and John MMM Doe there were briefs by Jeffrey R. Anderson, Mark A. Wendorf and Reinhardt & Anderson, St. Paul, MN and oral argument by Mark A. Wendorf.

For T.C., J.J., A.C., Susan Smith, John Brown there were briefs by Robert L. Elliott, Timothy J. Cesar and Hausmann-McNally, S.C., Milwaukee and oral argument Robert L. Elliott.

For Archdiocese of Milwaukee & St. Mary's Congregation, St. Boniface Congregation, St. Francis Desales Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, there were briefs by Matthew J. Flynn, Katherine H. Grebe, Michael J. Fischer and Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee and oral argument by Matthew J. Flynn.

For the Reverend S. Joseph Collova there were briefs by David J. Hase, Christopher J. Jaekels, Stacy C. Gerber Ward and Cook & Franke, S.C., Milwaukee.

No separate brief (in Supreme Court) filed in regards to Father William Effinger, and Father Jerome Lanser by Gerald P. Boyle, Milwaukee, as they joined in the briefs filed on behalf of Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

No separate brief filed (in Supreme Court) in regards to Father Michael Neuberger by Alex Flynn, Milwaukee, as he joined in the briefs filed on behalf of Archdiocese of Milwaukee.


¶ 1. JANINE P. GESKE, J.

Seven cases are before the court on a consolidated certification from the court of appeals. The plaintiffs allege that as children, and in one case continuing into adulthood, he or she was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest employed by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. All of their complaints were dismissed by the circuit court for Milwaukee County on motions to dismiss or for summary judgment on one or more of the following grounds...

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