Trzebiatowski v. Town of Pike Lake
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathon county: A. H. Reid, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff, caused by a defective highway in the towns of Pike Lake and Ringle. The case was considered by this court upon an appeal from the judgment of the trial court overruling the demurrers to the complaint of the defendants.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Marathon county: A. H. Reid, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff, caused by a defective highway in the towns of Pike Lake and Ringle. The case was considered by this court upon an appeal from the judgment of the trial court overruling the demurrers to the complaint of the defendants. This court sustained the ruling of the trial court on the demurrer (165 Wis. 637, 163 N. W. 165). The facts there stated need not be repeated here. The complaint is for damages for injuries…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckeR, J.
The trial court’s statement of the case in its decision of the motions made by the parties after verdict accurately' and succinctly describes the locus and the surrounding conditions involved in the questions raised on this appeal:
“The defect in the road which rendered it dangerous to travelers consisted of a wire extending diagonally across the road at its intersection with the town line between the towns of Pike Lake and Ringle, starting from a pole in the town of Pike Lake located seventy-four feet south from the line and at the height of sixteen feet and extending to a pole at or near the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Trebowoski v. Town of RingleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
3Cited by2 opinions
- Weiss v. HolmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Gray v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1966