RUPP v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO.


17 Wis.2d 16 (1962)

RUPP, Appellant, v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Silverstein, Warshafsky & Rotter, attorneys, and Theodore Warshafsky of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Theodore Warshafsky.

For the respondents there was a brief by George D. Young, attorney, and John H. Ames of counsel, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Ames.


HALLOWS, J.

Two basic questions are raised: (1) Did the trial court err in not admitting hospital records and records of Dr. Krueger, an attending orthopedist, in evidence, and (2) did the trial court err in failing to grant a new trial in the interest of justice or on the ground the damages awarded were inadequate, inconsistent, or motivated by perversity?

On the trial, the hospital records of Johnson's Emergency, St. Luke's, and St. Joseph's Hospitals were...

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