Legal Opinion
Novak v. City of Delavan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1966PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
The School District as an “Owner.”
The jury found that the school district was not negligent in failing to construct the bleachers so as to render them safe. Nevertheless, the learned trial court concluded as a matter of law that the school district was an owner, finding that it had the necessary control or custody of the premises so as to be chargeable with the nondelegable duty of constructing the bleachers in a safe manner.
The trial judge reasoned that the bleachers constituted a public building, and we share that portion of his analysis. Be nt v. Jonet (1934), 213 Wis. 635, 252 N. W. 290,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Turk v. H. C. Prange Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Schwenn v. Loraine Hotel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Bent v. JonetWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Heiden v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
- Lang v. City of CumberlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Gutter v. SeamandelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Figgs v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- State Department of Natural Resources v. City of WaukeshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1994
- Dykstra v. Arthur G. McKee & Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979
- Rabe v. Outagamie CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
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