MONDL v. F. W. WOOLWORTH CO.


12 Wis.2d 571 (1961)

MONDL and wife, Appellants, v. F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by Henry P. Hughes of Oshkosh.

For the respondent there was a brief by O'Leary, Joyce & Goggin of Neenah, and oral argument by E. C. Joyce.


MARTIN, C. J.

The first question raised by appellants is the propriety of the trial court's instruction on Mrs. Mondl's duty to exercise care for her own safety. The court instructed the jury that:

"Every person must use ordinary care to keep a lookout ahead of and about him, and to apprise himself of possible dangers so that he may regulate his gait or his course accordingly.

"Ordinary care demands that...

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