Kirchen v. Gottschalk

On appeal from a decision of a trial court sitting without a jury, the court’s findings of fact will be sustained unless they are contrary to the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence. Estate of Dobrecevich (1961), 14 Wis. (2d) 82, 85, 109 N. W. (2d) 477; Clark v. Moru (1963), 19 Wis. (2d) 503, 504, 120 N. W. (2d) 888. Nor is it sufficient for a reversal that contrary findings could have been made with evidence in their support. Weber v. Kole (1959), 7 Wis. (2d) 107, 95 N. W. (2d) 784.

The company’s claim for unremitted premiums is but feebly contested by Kirchen. The debt of…