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COENEN v. VAN HANDEL

269 Wis. 6 (1955)

COENEN, by Guardian ad litem, and another, Appellants, vs. VAN HANDEL and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 8, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by Van Hoof & Van Hoof of Little Chute, and oral argument by Gerald H. Van Hoof.

For the respondents there was a brief by Benton, Bosser, Fulton, Menn & Nehs of Appleton, and oral argument by David L. Fulton.

GEHL, J.

Defendants contend that to entitle plaintiffs to recover they must show more than the mere fact of skidding; that they have failed to produce evidence of a wrongful act or omission on the part of defendant driver which caused the accident, and that therefore the trial court properly ignored the jury's finding. They cite Linden v. Miller, 172 Wis. 20, 177 N. W. 909; Wobosel v. Lee, 209 Wis. 51, 243 N. W. 425; Maltby v. Thiel, 224 Wis....

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