Legal Opinion
Lobermeier v. General Tel. Co. of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1984No. 82-240PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, C.J.
This is a review of an unpublished court of appeals decision dated April 19, 1983, which reversed a judgment of the circuit court for Price county, William E. Chase, Circuit Judge, which, following a jury verdict, ordered plaintiff Lobermeier to recover damages for injuries to his hearing when, according to the verdict, an improperly grounded telephone he was using- conducted an electrical charge caused by lightning to the telephone receiver, singeing his hair and rupturing his eardrum.
The court of appeals reversed on all issues. We reverse that decision in part, because we do not agree with…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Powers v. Allstate InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- Netzel v. State Sand & Gravel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Rausch v. BuisseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Ehlinger v. SipesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
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- Frieburg Farm Equipment, Inc. v. Van Dale, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- State v. FranklinWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- Farrell v. John Deere Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
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