Legal Opinion
Dakter v. Cavallino
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 9, 2014No. 2013AP1750PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLANCHARD, PJ.
¶ 1. In this negligence case, a semi-trailer truck collided with a car, seriously injuring the car driver, Ronald Dakter. At trial, the jury returned *441verdicts finding both Dakter and the truck driver, Dale Cavallino, causally negligent, but apportioning the majority of the fault to Cavallino. Damages awarded by the jury included $31,668 to Dakter's wife, Kathleen Dakter, for past and future nursing services that she had provided to, and would yet provide to, Dakter as a result of his accident-related injuries.
¶ 2. On appeal, Cavallino, his employer, and his employer's insurer1…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ronald J. Dakter v. Dale L. CavallinoWisconsin Supreme Court · 2015
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