Legal Opinion

Zoellner v. Kaiser

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1941PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFowler, J.

This is a host-guest automobile collision case. The guest sues the host and his insurer for injuries received when the automobile in which they were riding ran into another automobile so standing on the road as to partially invade the lane of travel of the defendant’s automobile. The jury found that the host, who was driving the automobile, was causally negligent “in respect to lookout and control;” that the guest was causally negligent “for his own safety . . . in respect to lookout and controlapportioned the negligence of the guest as compared to that of the host at five per cent; and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Butts v. WardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Young v. Nunn, Bush & Weldon Shoe Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Mann v. Reliable Transit Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Colby Cheese Box Co. v. DallendorferWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Brothers v. BergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Olson v. Milwaukee Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Hutzler v. McDonnellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Callan v. Peters Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979
  4. Winston v. WeinerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Jansen v. HerkertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1946

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