Sambs v. City of Brookfield

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, Sambs v. City of Brookfield, 95 Wis.2d 1, 289 N.W.2d 308 (Ct. App. 1979), which affirmed a judgment of the circuit court for Waukesha county, Max Raskin, Circuit Judge. 1 The judgment awarded damages in the amount of $949,645.66 to Sambs, the plaintiff, who suffered extensive personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident on February 21, 1965, for which the city of Brookfield was found 30 percent causally negligent in failing to properly maintain and repair a highway. 2 The city of Brookfield asserted in the circuit court and in…