Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Hayes
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 29, 1986No. 83-1521PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals filed September 19, 1985, affirming a judgment in the circuit court of Jefferson county, John B. Dan-forth, circuit court judge, dismissing the complaint.
The issue presented on review is whether a general contractor who hires an independent contractor to perform services under the general contractor’s agreement with a landowner to “provide all necessary labor and materials and perform all work of every nature whatsoever to be done in the erection of a residence” is liable to the landowners for damage to their property caused…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- County of Columbia v. BylewskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Pacific Fire Insurance v. Kenny Boiler & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Arsand v. City of FranklinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Colton v. FoulkesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1951
- Landwehr v. Citizens Trust Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Gazo v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Federal Insurance Company a/s/o Robert and Joanie Emerson v. Martin Edward Winters, d/b/a Winters Roofing CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
- Pamperin v. Trinity Memorial HospitalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- John M. Shank, Jr., and Access International Markets, Ltd. v. William R. Hague, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Brew City Redevelopment Group, LLC v. Ferchill GroupCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2006
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