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WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO. v. MATSON

256 Wis. 304 (1950)

WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellant, vs. MATSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 7, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Slocumb & Bundy of Menomonie, and oral argument by R. E. Bundy and Ira O. Slocumb.

For the respondent there was a brief by Stafford & Stafford, attorneys, and R.F. Pfiffner of counsel, all of Chippewa Falls, and oral argument by Mr. Pfiffner.

BROWN, J.

The issues for our consideration are primarily these: Does the finding of causal negligence on the part of Nielson rest on mere speculation? Is Matson responsible to third parties for the results of such negligence? Should there have been a question in the special verdict on plaintiff's contributory negligence?

There was no witness at the trial who saw a collision between Matson's truck and the plaintiff's pole, and Matson submits that the jury's...

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