STAUSS v. OCONOMOWOC RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

No. 99-2481.

240 Wis.2d 265 (2000)

2000 WI App 269

621 N.W.2d 917

Susan STAUSS by Guardians Alfred Stauss and Alice Stauss, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. OCONOMOWOC RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, INC., d/b/a Homes for Independent Living, and Continental Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendants-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of and oral argument by M. Christine Cowles and Patrick S. Nolan of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of and oral argument by Timothy J. Algiers and James R. Danaher of O'Meara, Eckert, Pouros & Gonring, LLP, West Bend.

Before Brown, P.J., Anderson and Snyder, JJ.


¶ 1. ANDERSON, J.

Susan Stauss (Stauss), by her legal guardians Alfred Stauss and Alice Stauss, brought an action for damages against the private group home Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc., d/b/a Homes for Independent Living, and Continental Insurance Company (HIL) after she was sexually assaulted by a staff member at the home. At the close of a four-day jury trial, the trial court ordered judgment against the defendant HIL. HIL appeals the judgment for...

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