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ACKLEY v. FARMERS MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.

273 Wis. 422 (1956)

ACKLEY, Respondent, vs. FARMERS MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 9, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Fugina, Kostner & Ward of Arcadia, and oral argument by Laverne G. Kostner.

For the respondent there was a brief by Hale, Skemp, Nietsch, Hanson & Schnurrer of La Crosse, and oral argument by Thomas H. Skemp and by Roman W. Feltes of Arcadia.

FAIRCHILD, C. J.

The instructions to the jury are of particular concern upon this appeal. The portions specifically challenged by appellant as erroneous bear a direct relation to the responsibility resting upon the driver of respondent's car. The appellant's driver was adjudged to have contributed the greater portion of the total negligence causing the collision. The jury, by the answers in the special verdict, found his proportion to be 80 per cent and respondent...

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