Smith v. DeWolf
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. Tüeneb, Circuit Judge. The action is to recover damages for personal injuries due to an elevator accident.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. Tüeneb, Circuit Judge. The action is to recover damages for personal injuries due to an elevator accident. The case was presented to this court on a former hearing on the appeal of a codefendant, Lederer, and is reported as Smith v. Lederer, 157 Wis. 479, 146 1ST. W. 888. FTo additional facts to those reported on that appeal need be stated, except that the present appellant, DeWolf, after the case had been remitted to the trial court, moved the trial.court to reverse its order denying the motions of De-Wolf, which he made…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckeb, J.
On the former appeal of this case by the defendant Lederer, the present defendant, DeWolf, appeared as respondent. Lederer appealed from the order of the circuit court granting a new trial in the action on the motions of the plaintiff, Smith, and this appellant, DeWolf. The verdict rendered by the jury exonerated Lederer from all liability to the plaintiff and found DeWolf guilty of actionable negligence. The plaintiff was entitled to judgment on the verdict rendered against DeWolf. Lederer assailed the order of the trial court granting a new trial on the hearing before this court. D'eWolf…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Monahan v. Fairbanks-Morse Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
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- Tomberlin v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1933