L. L. Freeman, Inc. v. Howell Plaza, Inc.

The defendant’s principal contention is that the evidence does not sustain the findings of the trial court.

“The case was a trial to the court, and it is an elementary principle of law of this court that the findings of the trial court will not be set aside on appeal unless they are contrary to the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence. Barker Barrel Co. v. Fisher (1960), 10 Wis. (2d) 197, 102 N. W. (2d) 107.” Thompson v. Beth (1961), 14 Wis. (2d) 271, 279, 111 N. W. (2d) 171.

The plaintiff, L. L. Freeman, Inc., was engaged in the business of mortgage banking, and other related…