MEYER v. FRONIMADES


2 Wis.2d 89 (1957)

MEYER, Respondent, vs. FRONIMADES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Michael D. Preston of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by Eisenberg & Kletzke, attorneys, and John W. Bernard of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Bernard.


MARTIN, C. J.

A new trial must be had in the interests of justice.

It should be noted at the outset that the question submitted to the jury on compensatory damages was a "catchall;" it did not separate pain and suffering from loss of earnings, and hence it is impossible to know how the jury arrived at its answer or how the court arrived at its reduced figure.

Plaintiff testified that he sustained a cut on his forehead; that after the fight he washed...

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