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PRESSER v. SIESEL CONSTRUCTION CO.

19 Wis.2d 54 (1963)

PRESSER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SIESEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant: WESTMONT ENGINEERING COMPANY, Impleaded Defendant and Cross Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 5, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant Siesel Construction Company there were briefs by Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, attorneys, and Kurt H. Frauen and Donald L. Johnson of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Frauen and Mr. Johnson.

For the appellant Westmont Engineering Company there was a brief and oral argument by Paul C. Konnor, attorney, and Stephen R. Miller of counsel, both of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by Porter, Quale, Porter & Zirbel of Milwaukee, attorneys, and Irving W. Zirbel of counsel, and oral argument by Irving W. Zirbel.

HALLOWS, J.

Since this case involves two appeals and a cross appeal, we will discuss each appeal separately.

Siesel's Appeal.

The basis of Siesel's liability as found by the verdict was negligence in the manner of performing the contract with the government. Siesel contends it, as a general contractor subcontracting all the work, had only a common-law duty to warn of latent defects and not to place a barricade around the Nike elevator at the...

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