Hoffmann v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

¶ 1. Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) petitioned this court for review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals,1 which upheld a jury's verdict in favor of Wisconsin farmers, Allan and Beverly Hoffmann. At issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict that the Hoffmanns' dairy herd was harmed by electrical current resulting from a deteriorated WEPCO electrical distribution cable. Because we conclude that there was ample evidence to support the jury's finding that WEPCO's deteriorated electrical distribution cable was a cause of damage to the…