Legal Opinion

Megal v. Green Bay Area Visitor & Convention Bureau, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided October 7, 2003No. 02-2932PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.

¶ 1. Nancy Megal appeals a summary judgment dismissing her claim of a safe-place violation. Megal slipped and fell on a french fry when she was walking down a stairway at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena. In order to prevail, Megal must ordinarily be able to prove actual or constructive notice-that the arena knew the french fry was on the *804stairway or that the french fry was there long enough so that the arena should have discovered it. Megal can prove neither. Instead, she claims an exception constructive notice requirement: there is a reasonable probability the unsafe condition…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Green Spring Farms v. KerstenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State Bank of La Crosse v. ElsenCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986
  3. May v. Skelley Oil Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Dykstra v. Arthur G. McKee & Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979
  5. Strack v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gennrich v. Zurich American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2010
  2. Balistreri v. Richard E. Jacobs Group, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2004
  3. Bayland Buildings, Inc. v. Spirit Master Funding VIII, LLCCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2017
  4. Charmoli v. Aspen American Insurance CompanyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2023
  5. Megal v. VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAUCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2003

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