Legal Opinion
Mulhern v. Outboard Marine Corp.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 27, 1988No. 87-2320PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) appeals a judgment granting compensatory and punitive damages to James H. Mulhern (Mulhern) and Nancy Mulhern.1 Edwin Kroggel (Kroggel) cross appeals the judgment dismissing OMC’s third-party action against him and denying his postverdict motion for reasonable costs and attorney’s fees under sec. 814.025, Stats.
In 1971 or 1972, Mulhern purchased a used 1957 thirty-five horsepower Johnson outboard motor from his brother-in-law, Kroggel. Kroggel was employed as a mechanic in OMC’s Evinrude service department. In approximately 1973, Kroggel offered to service…
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- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ball v. District No. 4, Area BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Dippel v. ScianoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Shields v. Outboard Marine Corp.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 1991
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