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ANDERSON v. HEBERT

No. 2012AP1313.

830 N.W.2d 704 (2013)

2013 WI App 54

Gene ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Duane HEBERT, Defendant-Appellant, County of Barron, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed March 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Oyvind Wistrom of Lindner & Marsack, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Peter M. Reinhardt of Bakke Norman, S.C., Menomonie.

Before HOOVER, P.J., MANGERSON, J., and THOMAS CANE, Reserve Judge.

HOOVER, P.J.

¶ 1 Duane Hebert appeals a $150,000 defamation judgment. Hebert, who was acting in the scope of his employment as county administrator when he made the defamatory statements, argues he was immune from suit based on either an executive or legislative absolute privilege. Alternatively, Hebert argues WIS. STAT. § 893.80(3)1 limited his liability to a single $50,000 cap. We...

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