Legal Opinion

Webb v. Wisconsin Southern Gas Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1965PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHallows, J.

The appellants contend the verdict is contrary to the credible evidence and the trial court was in error in failing to submit requested instructions.

The evidence concerning the explosion was conflicting and the jury accepted the defendant’s version of how the accident happened and disbelieved the plaintiffs, which it had a right to do. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, as we must, there is sufficient credible evidence to support it and the verdict should not be upset on appeal. Firkus v. Rombalski (1964), 25 Wis. (2d) 352, 130 N. W. (2d) 835; Springen v. Ager…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Firkus v. RombalskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Springen v. Ager Plumbing & Heating, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Sternbock v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1940
  4. Bellefuil v. WILLMAR GAS CO. INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  5. Clay v. Butane Gas Corp.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Case v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Meurer v. ITT General ControlsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Jerry Simpson v. Skelly Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  4. Savina v. Wisconsin Gas Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  5. State v. DixWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979

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