Allen v. Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

HOOVER, EJ.

¶ 1. Wisconsin Public Service Cor poration (WPS) appeals a judgment that it negligently damaged Russell Allen's dairy business with stray voltage and that WPS's electrical distribution system was a nuisance. WPS argues (1) the trial court erred when it determined that Allen took reasonable steps to discover the cause of the damage thereby removing WPS's statute of limitations defense from jury consideration; (2) the jury's award for nuisance damages is improper because Allen is not entitled to nuisance damages; and (3) if Allen is entitled to nuisance damages, the jury's million…