Gray v. Eggert

¶ 1. Russel Eggert, Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc., and Milwaukee County Inc. (collectively, "Milwaukee Transport") appeal from the trial court judgment awarding Juanita N. Gray $5000, plus taxable costs, as a sanction for what the court perceived as Milwaukee Transport's failure to comply with a scheduling order. The trial court concluded that Milwaukee Transport had violated the order by not making a good-faith effort to settle the case. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

¶ 2. On April 7, 1998, Gray was driving a school bus that collided with a county bus Eggert was driving. Alleging that she had…