Strelecki v. Firemans Insurance Co. of Newark

The appeal challenges three rulings made by the trial court during the course of a jury trial. The action was commenced by the widow of Stanley Strelecki and seeks damages for her husband’s wrongful death caused when he fell in the Milwaukee home of Edward and Frances Hintz. The Hintzes had a homeowners’ liability policy in full force and effect, issued by the Firemans Insurance Co. of Newark. The jury returned a verdict finding Stanley Strelecki’s contributory negligence the sole cause of his death. In the answer to the questions presented in the verdict dealing with damages, the jury…