A negligence claim by the family of slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann against the owners and managers of the apartment building where she died will go forward, a Dane County judge ruled Tuesday.
Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi denied a motion for summary judgment that was sought by Wisconsin Management, which managed the apartment building at 517 W. Doty St. where Zimmermann lived, and building owners Russ Endres and Carl Van Rooy. Sumi ruled that there are too many issues of fact that, by law, should be addressed by a jury and not by a judge.