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CHRISTIAN v. TOWN OF EMMETT

No. 90-2436.

163 Wis.2d 277 (1991)

471 N.W.2d 252

Wilmer CHRISTIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF EMMETT, William Nass, Warren Topel, Eugene Coughlin, Francis Richter, and Carl Hoefler, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 2, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard V. Graylow of Lawton & Cates, S.C., of Madison.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of Mark M. Mingo and Wendy G. Gunderson of Mingo & Yankala, S.C., of Milwaukee.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.

EICH, C.J.

Wilmer Christian, a former Town of Emmett police officer, sued the town for terminating his employment without affording him certain procedural safeguards he claimed were required by state law. He based his claim on sec. 60.56(1)(am), Stats., which requires towns which have "establishe[d] ... police department[s]" to follow specified procedures when discharging law enforcement officers.

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