NICKEL v. VOELKER


12 Wis.2d 478 (1961)

NICKEL and others, Respondents, v. VOELKER and others, Appellants. [Two cases.]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by David P. Hartman of Juneau and John T. Howard of Madison, and oral argument by Mr. Hartman.

For the respondents there was a brief and oral argument by Ken Traeger and Clarence G. Traeger, both of Gresham.


BROWN, J.

It is obvious that the evidence sustains the findings that the respective drivers were negligent in the respects found by the jury. The appeal rests on the contention that Voelker's negligence was not a cause of the accident and, if that contention fails, Voelker's causal negligence did not exceed that of Mrs. Nickel. Appellants consider that this case is substantially similar to Hoffmann v. Krause (1945), 247 Wis. 565. 20 N.W.2d 546, where Hoffmann...

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