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BISHOP v. JOHNSON

36 Wis.2d 64 (1967)

BISHOP, Appellant, v. JOHNSON and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 3, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by 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 Hippenmeyer, Reilly, Fritz & Arenz of Waukesha, and oral argument by Richard S. Hippenmeyer.

HALLOWS, J.

Bishop contends he was free from contributory negligence as a matter of law but if he were negligent, the comparison of his negligence with that of Johnson was properly a determination for the jury to make and the question should not have been decided as a matter of law by the court. Johnson contends Bishop was at least 50 percent contributorily negligent as a matter of law and he was negligent per se because he violated a criminal law and contributed...

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