Legal Opinion
Peninsular Carpets, Inc. v. Bradley Homes, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1973No. 290PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.
In the past, this court has indicated a reluctance to reverse orders denying motions for summary judgment since, for the most part, not many cases easily lend themselves to purely legal rather than factual issues. Balcom v. Royal Ins. Co. (1968), 40 Wis. 2d 351, 161 N. W. 2d 918. As a remedy, summary judgment is drastic which cannot or should not be used to institute a trial by affidavit or adverse examination. Voysey v. Labisky (1960), 10 Wis. 2d 274, 103 N. W. 2d 9;…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Voysey v. LabiskyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- McCluskey v. ThranowWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Cirillo v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Hardscrabble Ski Area, Inc. v. First National Bank of Rice LakeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
- Marshall v. MilesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Lambert Corporation v. Robert B. Evans and Walter E. Haines, D/B/A M-B Company, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Ginsu Products, Inc., Cross-Plaintiff, and v. Dart Industries, Inc., Cross-Defendant, AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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