Legal Opinion

Lorbecki v. King

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1971No. 188PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beilfuss, 3.

The issue on this appeal is whether the verdict is defective because of the dissents of three of the jurors.

In its memorandum opinion on motions after verdict, filed on April 14, 1969, the trial court held that the verdict was fatally defective on the question of liability under the rule of Scipior v. Shea (1948), 252 Wis. 185, 31 N. W. 2d 199, and Fleischhacker v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. (1956), 274 Wis. 215, 79 N. W. 2d 817, which interpreted sec. 270.25 (1), Stats., 1 to require the same 10 jurors to agree on all the questions of negligence and cause and on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strupp v. Farmers Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Scipior v. SheaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Hupf v. State Farm Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Fleischhacker v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Utecht v. SteinagelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Bitter v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993

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