Legal Opinion
McGowan v. Story
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1975No. 20 (1974)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
This negligence action for damages arose out of an accident that occurred in Monroe county on August 4, 1970. The plaintiff, Francis McGowan, was injured by an eruption of hot tar while he was in the process of transferring the hot-tar mix from the tanker truck owned by his employer, the Stang Transport Com pany, to a distributor vehicle owned by the D. L. Gasser Construction Company. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict finding the plaintiff, Francis McGowan, 50 percent negligent, Duane Story, the operator of the distributor truck, 20 percent negligent, and Story’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Thoreson v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Ballard v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Vincent v. Pabst Brewing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- Kobelinski v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Anderson v. SeelowWisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Shawver v. Roberts Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- Northwestern National Insurance v. NemetzCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986
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