Legal Opinion

Raisanen v. City of Milwaukee

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 1967PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, C. J.

The following three issues are presented by this appeal:(1) Does the complaint state a cause of action in negligence?(2) Does the complaint state a cause of action in nuisance?(3) Is the complaint demurrable because of the failure to allege compliance with the notice requirement of sec. 81.15, Stats. ?

Negligence-.

The essence of plaintiff’s theory is that Harriet Topping and Melvin Gere relied upon their respective signals permitting them to proceed and thus became “entrapped” in the intersection where the accident occurred, and that the city was negligent for so programming the traffic…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Holytz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Johnston v. City of East MolineIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Moran v. Quality Aluminum Casting Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Firkus v. RombalskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Maier v. Racine CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  2. Kierstyn v. Racine Unified School DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Chart v. DvorakWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Mannino v. DavenportWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981

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