Boutelle v. Chrislaw

This was a trial to the court. A finding of fact made by a trial judge will not be set aside up*673on appeal unless it is contrary to the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence. Kirchen v. Gottschalk (1965), 26 Wis. (2d) 123, 126, 131 N. W. (2d) 885. However, this court is not bound by a finding of the trial court which is based upon undisputed evidence when that finding is essentially a conclusion of law. Pederson v. First Nat. Bank (1966), 31 Wis. (2d) 648, 654, 143 N. W. (2d) 425; Vogt, Inc., v. International Brotherhood (1955), 270 Wis. 315, 321i, 71 N. W. (2d) 359, 74 N. W.…