Mcfarlane v. Town of Sullivan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Jefferson county: JohN R. BeNNEtt, Circuit Judge. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed February 8, 1898:
CassodaY, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages sustained by reason of an alleged defective highway. The answer consists of admissions and denials, and alleged contributory negligence. At the close of the trial the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant upon the ground that the alleged defect in the highway was not the proximate cause of the injury. From the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff brings this appeal.
It appears from the plaintiff’s testimony, in effect, that at the time of the accident the plaintiff was…
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