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DAVIS v. GEIB

32 Wis.2d 14 (1966)

DAVIS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GEIB and another, Defendants and Respondents. GILLAN, Plaintiff, v. SAME, Defendants and Respondents: DAVIS, Impleaded Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 4, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Albert Bahcall and Kersten & McKinnon, attorneys, and George P. Kersten of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by George P. Kersten.

For the respondents there was a brief by Giffin, Simarski, Goodrich & Brennan, attorneys, and E. J. Simarski of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by E. J. Simarski.

CURRIE, C. J.

The two issues presented on this appeal are:

(1) Was the causal negligence of plaintiff Davis as a matter of law equal to or greater than that of defendant Geib?

(2) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in finding excessive the jury's award of $25,000 for plaintiff's pain, suffering and disability?

Comparative Negligence.

Not only is there a great conflict in the testimony with respect to the facts of the accident...

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