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MIXIS v. WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

26 Wis.2d 488 (1965)

MIXIS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant: WALTER KIDDE & COMPANY and others, Impleaded Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 5, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Klueter, Larson & MacKenzie of Wausau, and oral argument by H. R. Klueter.

For the respondent John A. Mixis there was a brief by George D. Young of Milwaukee and Robert W. Dean of Wausau, attorneys, and Theodore L. Priebe of Milwaukee and Larry W. Rader of Wausau of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Priebe.

For the respondent Walter Kidde & Company there was a brief by Welsh, Trowbridge, Bills, Planert & Gould of Green Bay, and oral argument by Lloyd J. Planert.

For the respondents Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America and La Mar Reeves, there was a brief by Joyce & Goggin of Neenah, and oral argument by Daniel R. Goggin.

CURRIE, C. J.

Public Service seeks a new trial on this appeal because of alleged prejudicial errors occurring during the course of trial. We consider the two most important of these alleged errors to be:

(1) The res ipsa loquitur instruction given by the trial court to the jury.

(2) The failure of the trial court to include questions in the special verdict inquiring with respect to the alleged causal negligence of Kidde.

Two other alleged...

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