STATE v. WICKSTROM


14 Wis.2d 416 (1961)

STATE, Respondent, v. WICKSTROM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Elizabeth Hawkes of Washburn.

For the respondent the cause was argued by William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were John W. Reynolds, attorney general, and Robert N. Ledin, district attorney of Bayfield county.


HALLOWS, J.

The defendant-appellant raises three issues: (1) Should the trial court have granted his motion to dismiss at the end of plaintiff's case; (2) does the record support the verdict; and (3) should the trial court have granted a new trial?

Briefly, the evidence showed that about 1 p. m. on Sunday, July 27, 1958, the defendant, while driving his car on U. S. Highway 2 about three miles west of the city of Ashland, suddenly swerved to his left and struck...

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