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MORRIS v. JUNEAU COUNTY

No. 96-2507.

219 Wis.2d 543 (1998)

579 N.W.2d 690

John T. MORRIS and Jeanne Morris, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JUNEAU COUNTY, a municipal corporation and Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation, Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-respondents-petitioners there were briefs by Bradley D. Armstrong, Paul Voelker, Christopher P. Koback and Axley Brynelson, Madison and oral argument by Christopher R. Koback.

For the plaintiffs-appellants there was a brief and oral argument by William H. Rudolph, Hillsboro.

Amicus curiae was filed by John J. Prentice, Andrew T. Phillips and Prentice & Phillips, Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Amicus curiae was filed by Michael Riley and Atterbury, Riley & Luebke, S.C., Madison for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers.

¶ 1. WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Juneau County (County) seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals which held that the County was not immune from suit for alleged negligence in repairing the shoulder of a highway. John T. Morris (Morris) was injured when another vehicle traveling towards him hit a rut on the shoulder of the road, lost control, and came back over the center line striking his vehicle. Because we...

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