Legal Opinion

State v. Surma

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 1953Published

1Opinion of the Court

263 Wis. 388 (1953)

STATE, Respondent,

vs.

SURMA and another, Appellants.[*]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 6, 1953.

March 3, 1953.

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by Allan Cain of Kaukauna.

For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Platz.

FRITZ, C. J.

On June 19, 1951, a dog owned by Harley Heinz, who was a neighbor of the appellants, wandered and strayed over to a farm owned by the appellants' parents. Appellants had never seen the dog before, and did not know whose dog it was.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GalloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  2. Eau Claire National Bank v. BensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  3. State ex rel. Heiden v. RyanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  4. People v. . ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  5. Manley v. MayerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904

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