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Article: Court rules police officers can sue owners of dogs that bite
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 12, 2004
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Court rules police officers can sue owners of dogs that bite
Associated Press
Saturday, June 12, 2004
Madison -- The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that police
officers can sue the owners of dogs that bite or injure them while
they're working.
Wisconsin's "firefighter rule," which bars emergency medical
technicians and firefighters from suing over negligence, does not
apply to police officers, Justice Patience Roggensack wrote for the
majority in a divided opinion.
"There are many differences between firefighters and police
officers," Roggensack wrote.
She said that while firefighters know they are exposed to danger
when called to fight a fire, police officers are often out on patrol
for ...