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NOVAKOFSKI v. STATE MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

34 Wis.2d 154 (1967)

NOVAKOFSKI, Respondent, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 28, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Henry P. Hughes and Thomas E. Hughes, both of Oshkosh, and oral argument by Henry P. Hughes.

For the respondent there was a brief by Adams. & Woodrow of Menasha, and Benton, Bosser, Fulton, Menn & Nehs of Appleton, attorneys, and Peter S. Nelson of Appleton of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Nelson.

CURRIE, C. J.

The facts of the instant accident are strikingly similar to those in Wood v. Indemnity Ins. Co.1 In that case we held that an unexplained departure of a motor vehicle from the traveled portion of the highway invokes the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur which permits the jury to infer negligence from the mere occurrence of the accident.

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