Coffey, and Another, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. City of Milwaukee, and Another, Defendants-Appellants: One Fifty…

Summary

The court held that the pleadings sufficiently alleged negligence by the city and its building inspector based on negligent inspection of defective fire standpipes. The inspection function was not quasi-judicial, and governmental immunity therefore did not require sustaining the demurrers. The court declined to resolve public-policy limits on liability at the pleading stage because the issue required a factual record concerning negligence, causation, damages, and the effect on municipalities.