Legal Opinion
Kolupar v. Wilde Pontiac Cadillac, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 2004No. 02-1915PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*6DAVID T. PROSSER, J.
¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals.1 In the beginning this case involved a suit by Tammy Kolupar (Kolupar) against Wilde Pontiac Cadillac (Wilde) and one of Wilde's employees, Randall Thompson, over the sale of an unsatisfactory used car. Kolupar's underlying claims are no longer at issue; Kolupar and Wilde settled, and the circuit court entered a default judgment against Thompson. The primary question in this review is whether the circuit court properly exercised its discretion in awarding reasonable attorney fees and costs.
¶ 2. Kolupar…
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