HAGEN v. PARKER

No. 93.

46 Wis.2d 534 (1970)

175 N.W.2d 483

HAGEN, Appellant, v. PARKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp of La Crosse, and oral argument by Robert C. Skemp.

For the respondent there was a brief by Johns, Flaherty, Harman & Gillette of La Crosse, and oral argument by Daniel T. Flaherty.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

On appeal plaintiff contends defendant is liable, on the basis of common-law negligence, for his failure to protect plaintiff's shipment of fur pelts.

It is undisputed that the defendant is an agent of the Railway Express Agency, Inc., and defendant does not contend that an agent is not liable for common-law negligence in performance of a contract.

The issue in the case on appeal is whether the contract set forth in the Uniform...

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