Legal Opinion

Basche v. Vanden Heuvel

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1951PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGehl, J.

This was an unmarked crosswalk. No complaint is made of the court’s instruction defining a crosswalk as follows:

“A crosswalk is defined by statute as that portion of the highway ordinarily included within the prolongation of the curb and property lines at intersections or any other portion of the highway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markers on the surface. . . . The crosswalk referred to in the statute, ... is the crosswalk that exists when taking the inside of the sidewalk line as being the property line.”

There is some dispute in the testimony as to the place…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Van Galder v. SnyderWisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Martell v. KutcherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Curkeet v. Joint School District No. 2Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Graves v. Travelers InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Beyer v. SeymerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1946

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