LA VALLIE v. GENERAL INS. CO.


17 Wis.2d 522 (1962)

LA VALLIE, Respondent, v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and another, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 30, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by Arnold, Murray & O'Neill of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Suel O. Arnold.

For the respondent there was a brief by Quarles, Herriott & Clemons of Milwaukee, and Benton, Bosser, Fulton, Menn & Nehs of Appleton, attorneys, and William K. McKibbage of Milwaukee, and John B. Menn of Appleton of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. McKibbage and by Mr. Peter S. Nelson of Appleton.


GORDON, J.

This is another in that all-too-frequent line of cases in which precious little is known as to what actually happened. Four of the five people who were in the two cars perished directly. The fifth, the plaintiff, did not see the crash.

The jury chose to believe Mr. La Vallie's version of what took place before the collision. His testimony, coupled with the physical facts, contains at least the minimum credible evidence to sustain the verdict. Mr...

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