White v. Leeder

Threshermen’s Mutual Ins. Co. (Threshermen’s), insurance carrier for Franklin Leeder (Leeder), appeals from a judgment awarding Kevin L. White (White) $91,391.32 in damages plus interest and costs. Threshermen’s raises five issues on appeal: (1) whether Leeder’s causal negligence can be established without the use of technical expert testimony; (2) whether the trial court erred in using Wis J I— Civil 1391 to establish a duty on the part of Leeder to protect White from harm; (3) whether there was any credible evidence of Leeder’s causal negligence; (4) whether the trial court erred in its…