The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of Jordan Gonnering, fiancé of slain UW-Madison college student Brittany Zimmermann. Gonnering will likely take the case to a lower appeals court where he can continue his attempt to recover damages from her death.
Zimmermann's fatal stabbing by an unknown intruder in April 2008 provoked a firestorm of criticism when police did not respond to her call to the Dane County 911 Center for nearly an hour.
Gonnering discovered his fianceé's body in the apartment they shared.
He is now suing the apartment's management over security and Dane County for failing to respond to Zimmermann's 911 call before she died.
Gonnering says because he and Zimmermann were engaged at the time, they were family, and therefore he is entitled to damages.
However, the justices have disagreed and dismissed the case.
The court's refusal to hear the case sends it back to an appeals court, which has yet to rule.
