Legal Opinion
Monsivais v. Winzenried
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 27, 1993No. 93-0157PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNettesheim, J.
This is a wrongful death action brought by Maria A. Monsivais, the widow of Jose Monsivais. Maria based her action on Wisconsin's safe-place statute and common law negligence.
Jose Monsivais was found dead at the bottom of the basement steps at the K & D Tap in Waukesha. Maria sued both the operators of the tavern business and the owners of the tavern building, alleging numerous safe-place violations and negligent acts related to the building's structure. At trial, however, Maria's proofs primarily focused on the absence of: (1) an adequate warning sign on the basement door, (2) adequate…
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