DALTON v. MEISTER

No. 9.

52 Wis.2d 173 (1971)

188 N.W.2d 494

DALTON, Respondent, v. MEISTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Norman C. Skogstad and Gerald P. Boyle, both of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by Aberg, Bell, Blake & Metzner of Madison, and oral argument by Carroll E. Metzner.


HALLOWS, C. J.

Meister raises two issues on this appeal: (1) That he was prejudiced by the rulings of the trial court which excluded evidence of the details of a John Doe and a grand jury proceedings; and (2) that the damages awarded by the jury and approved by the trial court are excessive. We think there is no merit in either contention.

Dalton at the time of trial was forty-five years of age, had been an attorney since 1953, and was an assistant attorney...

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