Legal Opinion

Shipley v. Krueger

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 1, 1953Published

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

The first question submitted by appellants is whether the respondent, by placing herself in a position of known danger, was guilty of at least 50 per cent of all the causal negligence.

*362Respondent’s position on the ramp is in dispute, as set out above. If she stood where Krueger testified, she was about four and one-half feet from th,e car as he made his previous attempts to get it up the ramp. If she stood where she testified, on the east edge of the ramp, she was 10 feet away, the ramp being more than 21 feet wide.

As to respondent’s knowledge of the facts surrounding the scene of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nimits v. Motor Transport Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Johnson v. SipeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Gvora v. CarlsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Lepak v. Farmers Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Williams v. Monroe CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953

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