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UNDERWOOD v. STRASSER

No. 213.

48 Wis.2d 568 (1970)

180 N.W.2d 631

UNDERWOOD and others, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. STRASSER and others, Defendants and Appellants: AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Prosser, Wiedabach, Koppa, Lane & Quale of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Howard H. Koppa.

For the respondents there was a brief by Murn, Ferr & Gumina of West Allis, and oral argument by Paul J. Ferr.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The Wisconsin statute authorizes and limits the questioning of witnesses as to prior criminal convictions in these words:

"A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense is, notwithstanding, a competent witness, but the conviction may be proved to affect his credibility, either by the record or by his own cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and the party cross-examining him is not...

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