Adlington v. City of Viroqua
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment' of tbe circuit court for Vernon county: E. C. ITiubee, Circuit Judge. Action to recover for a personal injury alleged to have be'en caused by tbe unsafe condition of a sidewalk. Tbe sidewalk was alleged to be in front of property owned by Henry Lindeman, William T. Lindeman, Regina Trow-bridge., and Albon Lindeman.. Tbe accident occurred during tbe lifetime of tbe latter. Tbe action was commenced against tbe city after bis decease.
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Appeal from a judgment' of tbe circuit court for Vernon county: E. C. ITiubee, Circuit Judge. Action to recover for a personal injury alleged to have be'en caused by tbe unsafe condition of a sidewalk. Tbe sidewalk was alleged to be in front of property owned by Henry Lindeman, William T. Lindeman, Regina Trow-bridge., and Albon Lindeman.. Tbe accident occurred during tbe lifetime of tbe latter. Tbe action was commenced against tbe city after bis decease. Henry Lindeman and Edith Lindeman, .in due course, were appointed administrators of bis estate. Under tbe charter provision of tbe city,…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
The points argued in appellants’ brief which are not discussed in this opinion, must' be regarded as not involving any proposition of sufficient moment to warrant opinion' treatment. It is quite useless to urge upon the attention of this court as ground for disturbing a judgment', that the jury came to a wrong conclusion as to matters involved in conflicting evidence. Where there is evidence on one side and evidence, direct or circumstantial, on the *475other, which from any viewpoint a jury could reasonably believe, the result, confirmed by /the trial judge, is conclusive. That doctrine is older…
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