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VAN GHEEM v. CHICAGO & N. W. R. CO.

33 Wis.2d 231 (1967)

VAN GHEEM, Appellant, v. CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

January 3, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Ralph Stovic and Kaftan, Kaftan & Kaftan, all of Green Bay, and oral argument by Robert Kaftan.

For the respondents there was a brief by Welsh, Trowbridge, Bills, Planert & Gould of Green Bay, and by Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Richard J. Gould.

BEILFUSS, J.

The issues before us are:

(1) Was the trial court's order granting a new trial in the interests of justice clearly an abuse of discretion?

(2) Did the trial court err in refusing to include special verdict questions and instructions regarding negligence as to lookout on the part of the railroad?

(3) Did the trial court err in refusing to instruct on camouflage?

The trial court summarized its reasons for granting a new trial...

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