Marshall & Ilsley Bank v. Schuerbrock

The following opinion was filed January 10, 1928:

Rosenberry, J.

There are one or two preliminary questions which must be disposed of before proceeding to the case upon its merits. It is first argued that the court was in error in taking the advisory verdict from the jury. This practice is so well established that we shall do no more than to refer to some of the cases. Neff v. Barber, 165 Wis. 503, 162 N. W. 667; Callanan v. Judd, 23 Wis. 343. However, such verdicts are merely advisory and are not conclusive upon the court. The court may set them aside or give judgment contrary to the verdict…