Legal Opinion
Merco Distributing Corp. v. Commercial Police Alarm Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1978No. 75-442PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
Commercial Police Alarm Company, Inc. contracted to provide burglar alarm services to Merco Distributing Corporation.
Commercial contends on appeal that its negligence did not cause Merco’s injury. The alarm system Commercial used included wires around the doors and infra-red beams which crossed the building. When the system is activated, anyone entering the doors or crossing through one of the beams causes a signal in Commercial’s office. Commercial then notifies the police and sends its representative to the premises.
Merco was responsible for activating the alarm system each day when the…
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