Legal Opinion

Goodson v. City of Racine

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1973No. 238PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling the defendant’s demurrer.

The defendant contends that since, pursuant to sec. 29.68, Stats., 1 an owner of property is not liable for in juries sustained on its property absent allegations and proof of a wilful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, and since the municipality is an owner of property within sec. 29.68 that the defendant’s demurrer should have been sustained and the complaint dismissed for failure to state a cause of action in that no allegation of wilful or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Holytz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Copeland v. LarsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Theune v. City of SheboyganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Stryker v. Town of LaPointeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Wirth v. EhlyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Monteville v. Terrebonne Par. Con. Gov'tSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  3. LePoidevin Ex Rel. Dye v. WilsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Genco v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
  5. Douglas S. Gard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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