Foster v. Bauer
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. T. Fairchild, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries. Defendant counterclaimed for damages to person and property. Trial in the civil court of Milwaukee county without a jury resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff. On appeal to the circuit court the judgment was affirmed. From the judgment of affirmance the defendant brings this appeal.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: E. T. Fairchild, Circuit Judge. Action for damages for personal injuries. Defendant counterclaimed for damages to person and property. Trial in the civil court of Milwaukee county without a jury resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff. On appeal to the circuit court the judgment was affirmed. From the judgment of affirmance the defendant brings this appeal. This action arose out of a collision between respondent on his motorcycle and appellant in his automobile at the intersection of Fond du Lac avenue and Hadley street in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
Appellant contends that no negligence on his part has been shown. With this we cannot agree. The trial court found that appellant “cut the corner” in violation of law and was guilty of negligence in so doing. The finding is sufficiently supported by the evidence. The statute (sub. 1,. sec. 1636 — 49b) forbidding such cutting of corners certainty is designed to prevent accidents between vehicles at street intersections, and it follows that appellant was guilty of negligence per se. Ludke v. Burck, 160 Wis. 440, 152 N. W. 190. The trial court further found that appellant’s negligence was the…
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