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TANBERG v. RYDBERG

26 Wis.2d 91 (1965)

TANBERG, Appellant, v. RYDBERG, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 5, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Frank E. Betz and William A. Adler, both of Eau Claire.

For the respondent there was a brief by Gannon & Gannon of Rice Lake, and Doar & Knowles of New Richmond, and oral argument by James A. Drill of New Richmond.

GORDON, J.

"Standards of prudent conduct," said Mr. Justice CARDOZO, "are declared at times by courts, but they are taken over from the facts of life." Pokora v. Wabash R. Co. (1934), 292 U.S. 98, 104, 54 Sup. Ct. 580, 78 L. Ed. 1149. Thus, when a jury determines that given conduct either does or does not meet a "standard of prudence," its finding is obviously entitled to significant weight.

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