Hauboldt v. Union Carbide Corp.

CALLOW, WILLIAM G., J.

This case is before this court on certification from the court of appeals pursuant to sec. (Rule) 809.61, Stats. The defendants-appellants Union Carbide Corporation and Bentley Superior Bradshaw Welding Supply (Union Carbide) appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff-respondent-cross appellant (Hauboldt) entered by the circuit court for Milwaukee county, Judge Michael P. Sullivan.

Union Carbide raises two issues on appeal. First, Union Carbide contends that the circuit court erred when it did not apply the "firefighter's rule" 1 to immu nize Union Carbide from liability to…