Haile v. Ellis

5 Wis.2d 221 (1958)

HAILE, Respondent,

v.

ELLIS, Appellant.[*]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 6, 1958.

November 5, 1958.

For the appellant there was a brief by Jeffris, Mouat, Oestreich, Wood & Cunningham, and oral argument by Louis D. Gage, Jr., and by Roy E. Berg, all of Janesville.

For the respondent there was a brief by Kenney, Korf & Pfeil of Elkhorn, and oral argument by Francis J. Korf.

CURRIE, J.

The issues on this appeal are:(1) Did the plaintiff assume the risk of his injury as a matter of law?(2) Was the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence to the extent that his negligence…