THEISEN v. INDUSTRIAL COMM.


8 Wis.2d 144 (1959)

THEISEN, Respondent, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION and others, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 6, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant Industrial Commission the cause was argued by Mortimer Levitan, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was John W. Reynolds, attorney general.

For the respondent there was a brief by Ament & Russell of Merrill, attorneys, and William L. McCusker of Madison of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Jacob J. Ament and Mr. McCusker.


FAIRCHILD, J.

The attorney general relies on the well-established rule that the commission is the sole judge of the credibility of witnesses. Molinaro v. Industrial Comm. (1956), 273 Wis. 129, 134, 76 N.W.2d 547. There is no dispute about this principle. In addition to Peter Theisen's great interest in the outcome, his credibility was impeached by evidence tending to show that he attempted corruptly to influence another witness...

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