Legal Opinion

Wojan v. Igl

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 9, 1951No. Case 47; Case 48PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

There was considerable conflict in the testimony as to how the collision occurred, and the questions as to negligence were properly for the jury. However, the answers to question 2 (causation) and question 6 (com parison of negligence) cannot stand together. The verdict is inconsistent.

If, in answering question 2, the jury had found Igl’s negligence as to lookout and control causal, this court would have to sustain the finding, since there is ample evidence upon which the jury could have so found. The case at bar differs from Forbes v. Forbes, 226 Wis. 477, 277 N. W. 112, where the evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Forbes v. ForbesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Scharine v. HuebschWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Mitchell v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1951

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Statz v. PohlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Home Savings Bank v. BentleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Statz v. PohlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954

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